Pale Fire

[MalignD at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/16/03 7:40:39 PM, jspencer78 at charter.net writes:


> Personally, I think the first time reader misses
> something by jumping ahead because the main reason for doing so would
> be because someone else, someone familiar with the book and its
> structure, suggested it.  Doing so takes away some of the joy and
> adventure for the reader.   While PF is well worth discussing at
> extreme length, it is not a book that is so difficult in its
> presentation, say something like the Wake, that it a first timer is
> lost without a road map.
> 
> On the other hand, you may be about to tell me that VN left clear
> instructions somewhere of how he wanted readers to come to the book and
> he really did want folks to follow the commentary's directions to the
> letter.
> 
> Personally, I think you're wrong.   I don't think Kinbote or Nabokov offered 
the reader the enticement to follow the thread to no purpose.
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