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In which Nabokov trolls his would-be literary critics

Most recent chapter ends with a peregrine v sparrowhawk battle which the latter loses

Author really loves Angela Carter; I keep seeing her used as examples in various chapters as I've been jumping around a lot from the start.

End of Canto 1 commentary, Kinbote is Alazon v2 (line 130)

I get it, Kinbote is an utterly mad, "King" of the unreliable narrators. I thought Nabokov had given me another Humphrey-esque narrator but this character makes the Hatter look quite sane. There were hints initially about his contradictions but he's gone completely off the rails already. Lots of fun on the horizon await me with King Kibote.

In the middle of Canto 1 commentary.

End of Canto 1

Feel like Kinbote is a pompous fool so far

If Gail Wynand had met David Rees, Rees would be forced to keep sharpening pencils for the rest of his days on earth.