320 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780297168157
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Putnam
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The American poet John Shade is dead. His last poem, 'Pale Fire', is put into a book, together with a preface, a lengthy commentary and notes by Shade's editor, Charles Kinbote. Known on campus as the 'Great Beaver', Kinbote is haughty, inquisitiv...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,184 reviews
Moods
mysterious 60%
funny 52%
reflective 42%
dark 26%
adventurous 13%
tense 11%
emotional 6%
sad 6%
informative 4%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 34% | N/A: 4% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 33% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Misogyny, Racial slursModerate
Gun violence, Murder, Child deathMinor
Racism, Mental illness, Suicide
320 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780297168157
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Putnam
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The American poet John Shade is dead. His last poem, 'Pale Fire', is put into a book, together with a preface, a lengthy commentary and notes by Shade's editor, Charles Kinbote. Known on campus as the 'Great Beaver', Kinbote is haughty, inquisitiv...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,184 reviews
Moods
mysterious 60%
funny 52%
reflective 42%
dark 26%
adventurous 13%
tense 11%
emotional 6%
sad 6%
informative 4%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 34% | N/A: 4% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 33% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 6% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 68% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Misogyny, Racial slursModerate
Gun violence, Murder, Child deathMinor
Racism, Mental illness, Suicide