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I’ve never been good at critically examining narrators; this one’s suspicious though. The back and forth between poem and notes is a bit uncomfortable at first but it’s an enjoyable experience. It’s made me notice how little I notice when I’m reading verse, although much of what the narrator says couldn’t be less pertinent.
— May 06, 2022 05:10AM
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Nearing the end of Canto Three. The residual doubt? Smashed. Note the coincidence of the C.X.’s U.S. arrival and the switch in deixis.
— May 15, 2022 09:25AM
Casimir
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What the hell, Kinbote?
The poem's not even halfway annotated (just finished note to line 476), and I feel like Kinbote's secret's been given away. The unreliable narrator goes on far too much about his royal secrets, always with the point of view of the King, blending it with his own and replacing Shade's voice with his own discourse. Kinbote? More like botkin. smh.
— May 15, 2022 04:09AM
The poem's not even halfway annotated (just finished note to line 476), and I feel like Kinbote's secret's been given away. The unreliable narrator goes on far too much about his royal secrets, always with the point of view of the King, blending it with his own and replacing Shade's voice with his own discourse. Kinbote? More like botkin. smh.