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> slapdash comedian > extraordinarily amusing Nabokov is a genius but not once did i get this vibe ever, much darker, almost hopeless.
by twelve40 2y ago
> slapdash comedian
> extraordinarily amusing
Nabokov is a genius but not once did i get this vibe ever, much darker, almost hopeless.
- usrnm 2y agoDostoevsky is funny, but his humour is very subtle and can be easily lost in translation. And being funny and dark are not mutually exclusive things, there is a whole genre of tragicomedies, after all
- instagib 2y agoAll the “Amazon classics” have audible included which can make it go quickly. The dinner table conversation with a host which had consumption was quite amusing. Agree on darkness.