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Pale Fire is my favorite book of all time. I have a braingasm every time I read it. I first read it as part of a class back in my university days, and it's def
by acabal 14y ago
Pale Fire is my favorite book of all time. I have a braingasm every time I read it. I first read it as part of a class back in my university days, and it's definitely hard to grasp the incredible intricacy, detail, and even humor in every page without having someone to help guide you in your first reading. A lot of my friends I recommended it too were put off by Kinbote's (seemingly) random meanderings.
Having said that though, I highly recommend it to anyone here with even a passing interest in literature. There's a huge corpus of analysis of Pale Fire online, and if you plan to read the novel I highly recommend you simultaneously read one of them. Don't worry too much about spoilers, the beauty of the book is mostly outside of the plot and I think having a guide to help is a benefit to sacrifice for.
It's also perfect for e-readers, because you can just use hyperlinks instead of flipping back and forth between footnotes.
If anyone wants help with it drop me a line :)
- bdr 14y agoE-reader? Psh, just buy two copies. ;) Have you read any of Brian Boyd's work? I think you'd really like this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691089574/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0691089574&linkCode=as2&tag=a01f63-20 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691089574/ref=as_li_ss_tl?...
- zem 14y agoi kept one copy open on my monitor while i read the other on my kindle. far nicer than flipping.
- jfb 14y agoIt also inspired perhaps the greatest review ever written [1]. [1] http://innerlea.com/aulit/paleFire/notes/mccarthy.html http://innerlea.com/aulit/paleFire/notes/mccarthy.html