No Thanks, Mr. Nabokov

[Daniel Julius]

 not to mention Vladimir Nabokov's

> "Lolita" (too racy)



Not racy enough's more like it.  Boredom bursts from broad swaths of this
barren book.  I'll never understand the praise for this novel.   First of
all, if it's style over substance, the style isn't even that great, or at
least not that engaging.  And the first person has to be the laziest way to
"delve" into a character.  I can't remember where, but I once saw someone
call this the world's greatest novel.  Like, not one of my friends, a
professional writer.  WTF?

But I really enjoyed this article, thank you, Dave.  Perseverance seems to
be so important.  I love the way Knopf et al were firm but kind to those new
authors, and I love the way it seems that whatever you put you're mind to,
so long as you keep at it, you can accomplish.  This is an inspiring message
to me.

--
Dan
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