RE: Books You Can't Shut Up About
December 18, 2014 at 5:28 pm
(This post was last modified: December 18, 2014 at 5:29 pm by TheRealJoeFish.)
The one I seem to be constantly telling people about and recommending to all of my friends and family is Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov. Whenever someone talks about something "meta", or some new piece of literature/film comes out that incorporates sort of "nested storytelling" elements (such as the novel House of Leaves or the film The Grand Budapest Hotel), I always tell them that, if they enjoy that device, Pale Fire is the modern trope codifier.
(Of course, in the same vein is Don Quixote, which I read in college, and was probably the trope originator. It was fantastic. But Pale Fire's... well... shorter, for one...)
(Of course, in the same vein is Don Quixote, which I read in college, and was probably the trope originator. It was fantastic. But Pale Fire's... well... shorter, for one...)
How will we know, when the morning comes, we are still human? - 2D
Don't worry, my friend. If this be the end, then so shall it be.
Don't worry, my friend. If this be the end, then so shall it be.
