NPPF -- Why care about Kinbote?

[MalignD at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/9/03 5:10:14 PM, fqmorris at yahoo.com writes:


> <<It means more like "give a shit about", as in find compelling enough to 
> want to follow closely instead of losing interest in. >>
> 
Yes.   Quite my point.   I have to place your not finding him "compelling" on 
you.   

<< In this regard I find Kinbote affected and hiding behind a facade, which 
may make sense in the scheme of things.>>

Affected?   You might say affected, yes.   Also "hiding behind a facade," as 
he believes himself to be (is?) the deposed Charles the Beloved.

It's quite pointless to quibble over what one likes and what one or another 
doesn't.   I'll simply say that the qualities you seek in a novel (as I 
understand them) prevent your taking Pale Fire on its own terms.    




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