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A review by sarapalooza
The Gift by Vladimir Nabokov
3.0
The Gift
Vladimir Nabokov
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What this book lacks in length, it makes up for in denseness. I was very excited to crack the binding, as I’d heard it was packed with references to the Golden Age of Russian literature. While this was true, and it was a beautifully written book, for some reason, I didn’t feel for his characters or their journeys the way I usually do. This may definitely be a book one appreciates more with study, and I have already read some texts designed to illuminate and better describe the references.
This is described as his most difficult book, and of the four books of his I’ve read so far, I agree wholeheartedly.
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Certainly a towering achievement and fascinating insight into Nabokov (as it’s to some degree influenced by his early life), but personally, not an “axe for the frozen sea inside” as Kafka would say.
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#vladimirnabokov #thegift
Vladimir Nabokov
.
What this book lacks in length, it makes up for in denseness. I was very excited to crack the binding, as I’d heard it was packed with references to the Golden Age of Russian literature. While this was true, and it was a beautifully written book, for some reason, I didn’t feel for his characters or their journeys the way I usually do. This may definitely be a book one appreciates more with study, and I have already read some texts designed to illuminate and better describe the references.
This is described as his most difficult book, and of the four books of his I’ve read so far, I agree wholeheartedly.
.
Certainly a towering achievement and fascinating insight into Nabokov (as it’s to some degree influenced by his early life), but personally, not an “axe for the frozen sea inside” as Kafka would say.
.
#vladimirnabokov #thegift