It's a really fast read to boot! " - Mike, The story drags for the first half but turns wonderful at the end with positively manipulative resolve mixed with Nabokov's perpetually effervescent prose. " I found this book to be remarkably more rewarding than most of the previous critics. " While I read MARY I kept mixing up the main character in my head with other Nabokov protagonists. But it's Nabakov so I still give it some stars. " If this had been a first time author whose work I'd never seen before, this most likely would have gotten four stars from me, but since it's Nabokov and it's nowhere near Lolita or Pale Fire or Ada for me, it's left with three. Nabokov could do kink, but he could also do pure. " One of the most gloriously romantic love stories I've ever read. I'm not averse to longer books, as I write this I'm reading one short book, one long book, and one ridiculously long book, but I think Nabokov works better with less pages. " Borrowed from South Pasadena library but I don't remember much of the plot. Nabokov's first novel is compact but the dose is satisfying. " Actually enjoyed this more than Lolita. " Obviously Nabokov's writing is extraordinary, but the climax is disappointing, especially after the long lead up to it.
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