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The more I read, the more I realize just how clever that opening couplet is.
— Jul 10, 2026 12:11AM
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Mason
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The Ophelia reference now has me thinking about Hamlet with regards to this novel. "To be or not to be?" may well be the question of Pale Fire.
— Jul 10, 2026 11:56AM
Mason
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I don't even know how to interpret any of this. I'm starting to think that Kinbote and Shade are not the same person. Then again, Botkin-is-Kinbote feels too obvious. I don't even know man
— Jul 09, 2026 08:41PM
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This book is so genius I could cry. Between this and House of Leaves, maybe my favourite thing in literature is the ambiguity of who is writing what.
— Jul 02, 2026 04:44PM