missing duration info • first pub 1962 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781480543126
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Publication date: 01 December 2013
Description
In Pale Fire, Nabokov offers a cornucopia of deceptive pleasures: a 999-line poem by the reclusive genius John Shade; an adoring foreword and commentary by Shade's self-styled Boswell, Dr. Charles Kinbote; a darkly comic novel of suspense, literar...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,466 reviews
Moods
mysterious 54%
funny 48%
reflective 46%
dark 24%
tense 11%
adventurous 10%
sad 7%
emotional 5%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 35% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 72% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Misogyny, Racial slursModerate
Gun violence, Homophobia, SuicideMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Pedophilia
missing duration info • first pub 1962 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781480543126
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Publication date: 01 December 2013
Description
In Pale Fire, Nabokov offers a cornucopia of deceptive pleasures: a 999-line poem by the reclusive genius John Shade; an adoring foreword and commentary by Shade's self-styled Boswell, Dr. Charles Kinbote; a darkly comic novel of suspense, literar...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,466 reviews
Moods
mysterious 54%
funny 48%
reflective 46%
dark 24%
tense 11%
adventurous 10%
sad 7%
emotional 5%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 2%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 5% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 35% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 72% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 2% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Misogyny, Racial slursModerate
Gun violence, Homophobia, SuicideMinor
Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Pedophilia