NPPF: Who's watching Gradus?

[The Great Quail]

> No.  Canto Two is about Hazel's suicide.  It would be strange for that to be
> someone's favorite.

Well, the weird thing is, I think Canto II is the best canto, and it is
certainly *my* favorite. Although I don't presume to guess anyone else's
literary tastes, I wouldn't be surprised if a general study showed that a
majority of readers liked Canto II the best as well -- it being the most
moving, personal, and generally interesting of the four.

That's why I think Kinbote -- who, being utterly uninterested in the real
gist of Shade's poem -- is addressing "you" to future readers in a tone of
slightly bitter anticipation....

--Quail