tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887440039323868659.post7095876552373696812..comments2024-03-28T22:15:25.617-07:00Comments on RAWIllumination.net: Pale Fire online reading group, Week 14 Cleveland Okie (Tom Jackson)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07810736442596736041noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887440039323868659.post-28537589165718435712018-04-19T08:10:29.050-07:002018-04-19T08:10:29.050-07:00@PQ what is the title of this omnibus collection?@PQ what is the title of this omnibus collection?Oz Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061222169144560970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887440039323868659.post-39664884728821620502018-04-18T19:56:02.053-07:002018-04-18T19:56:02.053-07:00I've read a few Nabokov novels but thus far no...I've read a few Nabokov novels but thus far nothing has compared to his omnibus collection of short stories. Most are excellent, many are sublime. I especially love these stories: <br /><br />Revenge<br />The Thunderstorm<br />The Dragon<br />The Reunion<br />Signs and Symbols<br />Scenes from the Life of a Double Monster<br />A Matter of Chance<br />Recruiting<br />A Busy Man, Terror<br />The Potato ElfPQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14491626995530401441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887440039323868659.post-63328492147717233802018-04-17T11:34:04.218-07:002018-04-17T11:34:04.218-07:00@Oz, I don't know that there is anything in Na...@Oz, I don't know that there is anything in Nabokov's work quite like "Pale Fire." "Lolita" is obviously the best known novel. "Ada" is very interesting, and there's also a Brian Boyd companion book for it. I like all of the Nabokov novels I've read so far. He also did nonfiction, including criticism discussing Joyce's "Ulysses" and other classic works. Cleveland Okie (Tom Jackson)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07810736442596736041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887440039323868659.post-56236655070038662892018-04-17T09:18:23.300-07:002018-04-17T09:18:23.300-07:00I enjoyed Pale Fire and this reading group immense...I enjoyed Pale Fire and this reading group immensely. Thank-you,Tom and everyone. I agree with Michael and Eric that this seemed far more appropriate for a RAW blog than expected. I was originally not going to participate due to a busy schedule and no prior interest in Nabokov. Something Eric wrote in one of the early comments changed my mind. <br /><br />I wonder what other books by Nabokov have labyrinthine qualities like Pale Fire? What would be next to read from him?<br /><br />I recently read M Train by Patti Smith and found it another excellent reflection on death, mostly the death of her husband Fred "Sonic" Smith. She has a brilliant poetic style to her prose coupled with a ton of literary references. Another book I found excellently complements Pale Fire is The Fold - Leibniz and the Baroque by Deleuze. <br /><br />Discovering that Nabokov's father was also senselessly murdered got me thinking that Pale Fire appears a good example of Nietzsche's concept amor fati - love your fate. When something tragic happens in your life, make your life worthy of that tragedy happening to you. In Nabokov's case, he took a family tragedy and turned it into didactic art. One could have a similar perspective with Cosmic Trigger I.<br /><br /><br />Oz Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061222169144560970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887440039323868659.post-62312078355790313712018-04-16T20:22:04.281-07:002018-04-16T20:22:04.281-07:00So happy to have read this one; I expect I'll ...So happy to have read this one; I expect I'll read this a few times more. Awesome suggestion with fun/insightful external resources both in the posts and in the comments!Lvxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690032819701097630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887440039323868659.post-76758383584062485482018-04-16T07:19:50.095-07:002018-04-16T07:19:50.095-07:00I agree in considering reading a precious refuge. ...I agree in considering reading a precious refuge. I also agree this reading group has turned out “more...appropriate than I’d thought.” I can’t wait for the Beethoven group.Eric Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312033917401203598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887440039323868659.post-74667485559064488372018-04-16T06:56:16.099-07:002018-04-16T06:56:16.099-07:00I would also like to thank everyone for their help...I would also like to thank everyone for their helpful contributions in the comment sections. I didn’t contribute much to the conversation on this one as I have just been soaking it all in.Joshua Hallenbeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317144296123869186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887440039323868659.post-52420573703323827802018-04-16T03:00:03.406-07:002018-04-16T03:00:03.406-07:00Completely agree on Boyd and his books on Ada and ...Completely agree on Boyd and his books on <i>Ada</i> and <i>Pale Fire</i>. I look forward to his promised study of Karl Popper, another fave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887440039323868659.post-72321882280502279282018-04-16T02:00:26.094-07:002018-04-16T02:00:26.094-07:00I read the Boyd book on Pale Fire and Pitzer's...I read the Boyd book on Pale Fire and Pitzer's _The Secret Life of VN_ and enjoyed and was impressed by both books. <br /><br />Reading has always been a refuge for me; with world events (especially in the US) being what they've been, it's become a quite precious refuge. Made consciously so. <br /><br />Thanks for suggesting reading Pale Fire in a RAW blog. It turned out to seem more...appropriate than I'd thought.<br /><br />And thanks for the thoughtful, learned and esoteric readings by my fellow commenters!michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526042582094867513noreply@blogger.com