Pale Fire
by Vladimir Nabokov
Taste attributes: dramamysterypsychologicalslowfresh & originalheavyintricatesurrealglossyenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsself destruction/implosiontroubled leads
Boxlist takeAn inventive novel that is intricate, slow-burning and weighty. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: surreal · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
A 999 line poem in heroic couplets, divided into 4 cantos, was composed--according to Nabokov's fiction--by John Francis Shade, an obsessively methodical man, during the last 20 days of his life.
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- Author
- Vladimir Nabokov
- Published
- 1962
- Pages
- 315
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- Open Library
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