Comments on: To Whomever Borrowed My Lolita http://chamberfour.com/2009/03/27/to-whomever-i-lent-my-copy-of-lolita/ for readers of books and ebooks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:43:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sean Clark http://chamberfour.com/2009/03/27/to-whomever-i-lent-my-copy-of-lolita/comment-page-1/#comment-3149 Sean Clark Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:13:03 +0000 http://chamberfour.com/?p=2193#comment-3149 Hi Mark, I don't believe I would. This book is so adored and has seen so many editions that I find it hard to believe any error could still exist. What are you referring to specifically? Part of Nabokov's charm is his ability to succeed in playing with language where other authors might seem hackneyed. He's loose with alliteration, neologism, etc. So his grammar and even spelling is often unconventional, but I don't really think of it as erroneous. Hi Mark,

I don’t believe I would. This book is so adored and has seen so many editions that I find it hard to believe any error could still exist.

What are you referring to specifically? Part of Nabokov’s charm is his ability to succeed in playing with language where other authors might seem hackneyed. He’s loose with alliteration, neologism, etc. So his grammar and even spelling is often unconventional, but I don’t really think of it as erroneous.

]]> By: Mark http://chamberfour.com/2009/03/27/to-whomever-i-lent-my-copy-of-lolita/comment-page-1/#comment-3147 Mark Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:44:58 +0000 http://chamberfour.com/?p=2193#comment-3147 Would you agree that the book (Lolita) has some grammatical and spelling errors? Would you agree that the book (Lolita) has some grammatical and spelling errors?

]]> By: Mark http://chamberfour.com/2009/03/27/to-whomever-i-lent-my-copy-of-lolita/comment-page-1/#comment-3146 Mark Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:42:43 +0000 http://chamberfour.com/?p=2193#comment-3146 Would you agree that the book has some grammatical and spelling errors? Would you agree that the book has some grammatical and spelling errors?

]]> By: Mike Beeman http://chamberfour.com/2009/03/27/to-whomever-i-lent-my-copy-of-lolita/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Mike Beeman Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:49:50 +0000 http://chamberfour.com/?p=2193#comment-177 You can always count on a Sean Clark for a fancy prose style... You can always count on a Sean Clark for a fancy prose style…

]]> By: Sean Clark http://chamberfour.com/2009/03/27/to-whomever-i-lent-my-copy-of-lolita/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Sean Clark Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:16:07 +0000 http://chamberfour.com/?p=2193#comment-175 I enjoyed <em>The Inheritance of Loss</em> quite a bit. You must read <em>Lolita</em>: it's far, far greater than great. <em>The Master and Margarita</em> is on my to-read list as well. I enjoyed The Inheritance of Loss quite a bit. You must read Lolita: it’s far, far greater than great. The Master and Margarita is on my to-read list as well.

]]> By: Nico Vreeland http://chamberfour.com/2009/03/27/to-whomever-i-lent-my-copy-of-lolita/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Nico Vreeland Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:14:40 +0000 http://chamberfour.com/?p=2193#comment-174 Nice. I think my next classic will be "The Master and Margarita." Looks like that'll have to wait until summer, though. Nice. I think my next classic will be “The Master and Margarita.” Looks like that’ll have to wait until summer, though.

]]> By: Shuchi http://chamberfour.com/2009/03/27/to-whomever-i-lent-my-copy-of-lolita/comment-page-1/#comment-173 Shuchi Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:19:59 +0000 http://chamberfour.com/?p=2193#comment-173 I have a copy (not yours, sorry) that I have yet to open. I think it will be next on my list after I finish "The Inheritance of Loss," and Jim Shepard's short story collection...need to read a good classic. I have a copy (not yours, sorry) that I have yet to open. I think it will be next on my list after I finish “The Inheritance of Loss,” and Jim Shepard’s short story collection…need to read a good classic.

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