Nabokov in Three Years discussion

I know that there are a few folks following this group, and y'all may be wondering just why it's been so quiet here lately.

Despite my motivations and intentions, I did indeed burn out a bit on Nabokov. I finished PNIN back in September 2012, and quite loved it, but have not been able to get back on the wagon again since. I'm currently about halfway through PALE FIRE, although it has taken me six months to get as far as I have, and I'm finding it very difficult to slog through. This surprises me as so many people have cited it as Nabokov's greatest work.

So I've adjusted the reading schedule to account for the fairly sizable gap between the two books, and really sincerely want to finish PALE FIRE this month (April 2013), by hook or by crook. But by doing so, I wonder if this group's title is not completely honest now, since (if I keep to the current schedule), I will have finished all the books in two and a half years, not just two. Does this really matter to anyone besides pedants such as myself?

And has anyone else out there had similar trouble getting through PALE FIRE, or is it just me?

Well, it's been six months, and I still haven't returned to this project. I'm not throwing in the towel just yet, but I do think I'll be skipping over Pale Fire so that I can at least get to the others before too long. Now that I've taken a bit of time away, hopefully, I'll be able to pick things up again.

After rescheduling the final batch of books, starting in November (next month), I realized that the duration here extended an entire year. So, I've subsequently changed the group name from Two Years to Three Years. Just in case anyone cares.