My review of Nabokov's Speak, Memory
Speak, Memory
by Vladimir Nabokov
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Larissa Shmailo's review
Oct 10, 2019 · edit
Brilliant prose stylist, obnoxious human. Nabokov devotes two sentences to the concentration camp death of his brother (is this the one he confesses to have repeatedly bullied and kicked as a youngster?) A vain, self-centered man born in extreme privilege (50 servants) - he claims he does not resent the Communists for taking his wealth, only his (pampered) childhood. A large, scientific vocabulary that glistens on the page, almost meretricious in its appeal ( although I admit I was so rapt reading Lolita that I called in sick and didn't sleep to read). And I did like Ada and will read Dar (The Gift) and Luzhin's Defense, and every other damn thing this irritating writer has written.
by Vladimir Nabokov
1287873
Larissa Shmailo's review
Oct 10, 2019 · edit
Brilliant prose stylist, obnoxious human. Nabokov devotes two sentences to the concentration camp death of his brother (is this the one he confesses to have repeatedly bullied and kicked as a youngster?) A vain, self-centered man born in extreme privilege (50 servants) - he claims he does not resent the Communists for taking his wealth, only his (pampered) childhood. A large, scientific vocabulary that glistens on the page, almost meretricious in its appeal ( although I admit I was so rapt reading Lolita that I called in sick and didn't sleep to read). And I did like Ada and will read Dar (The Gift) and Luzhin's Defense, and every other damn thing this irritating writer has written.
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