I moved on to Nabokov’s Lolita after having read and enjoyed his somewhat obscure yet ultimately pleasing Pale Fire. The latter novel’s ability to be tied up, plot-wise, into a neat package of intrigue and endless interpretation seems to counter what, for me, drives the superb-ness of Lolita: not the story that plunges the readerContinue reading “Book Ramblings: Lolita”
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Book Ramlings: L’avalée des avalés
The Swallower Swallowed, Rejean Ducharme This novel has been my favorite read of the year. It really made more than just an impression; it sank into my bones, the kind of astonishing, fresh writing that makes you say, “My god I wish I could write this.” Published in 1966, it was the first successful bookContinue reading “Book Ramlings: L’avalée des avalés”
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