Not sure if this is what you’re asking for, but there are a few collections of literature lectures that Nabovok gave while teaching (because his wife typed up all of his lectures for him!) and you can read the books and then read his lectures and it’s like taking a fun little lit class if you’re missing college. You could even assign yourself a paper and ask Chat GPT to grade it in the style of Nabokov if you want to go all in.
Sep 23, 2024
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the man had style, loved his wife and butterflies, and is one of the greatest writers ever. we could all learn a thing or two from him…
Mar 4, 2024
- metafiction with a twist: the book presents as if it was a serious literary commentary (with footnotes and everything) of the last poem of a recently-murdered poet. but oh... never trust a nabokov narrator...
- perfect for internet sleuths, gossips, and folks who always think their partner is cheating on them and need another outlet for that energy: overthink this. it's how it's meant to be read. decode the footnotes, the glossary, the index, as well as the main text. really take your time with it. go on. you got the time clearly...
- raise eyebrows at the bus but only for good reasons: you can bring this baby outside no problem. get the sophistication of Nabokov without the "hmm reader with critical thinking skills or pedophile with no reading comprehension?" of Lolita.
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Oct 6, 2024
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I’m sorry this is going to be pretentious because i didn’t read anything that wasn’t pretentious :‘(
But I read Lolita multiple times as a teen—the first time being in middle school—so that I could know the sexual predator (the natural enemy of the teenage girl) and see into their twisted delusions and justifications/learn to recognize their manipulation tactics. I truly think this paid off. But it was also my first Nabokov read and I fell in love with his beautiful prose—nobody does it like him! 🥲
Apr 27, 2024
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Upper East Side. He shouted “I thought it was a Tuesday” on a Wednesday into a flip phone in the early 2000s. He sounded just like he does in the movies 💕
Mar 25, 2024
Harpo is very sweet and loves all people but is very particular about dogs and always wants to be the center of attention. He listens perfectly if treats are involved but otherwise is not very interested in what we want. He was found wandering the streets of Bakersfield (we decided he was too small to be named Buck) and now he is a bougie Silver Lake pup and has his own set of friends and admirers in the neighborhood.
Laemmle was found crying in a hole all alone on a cold and rainy night Just outside of LA’s Chinatown. When she was a baby she was a demon about any food, especially butter, but now she is perfect and sweet and loves to sit in your lap in purr. She kills and eats bugs so we never have to worry about them. (Lem-lee)
Apr 6, 2024
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This is annoying advice but love has always come to me when I’m not looking for it. When I get very active in things I’m passionate about (usually leftie organizing but also art and history stuff and also just spending time with friends a la the friends of friends rec) I meet new people and find interesting, aligned folks.
Apr 5, 2024