Alistair answers “Does anyone have a preferred order to read...”

Cat asked this question about Pale Fire:

Does anyone have a preferred order to read this in? I plan on reading the sections in order, but I did wonder how the experience would change if you read in the order Kinbote suggests - intro, commentary, and then the poem. Or flipped from poem to commentary as you go. Thoughts?

Alistair Read each canto then read the notes to that canto, rereading the relevant stanzas as you get to them. When you finish the notes to the first canto mov…moreRead each canto then read the notes to that canto, rereading the relevant stanzas as you get to them. When you finish the notes to the first canto move on to the second canto, then read those notes, and so forth.(less)

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