The Eye
by Vladimir Nabokov
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Author: Vladimir NabokovEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1990-09-05
ISBN: 067972723X
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Vintage
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Summary: 2 Stars
Let me preface this by saying I have never read Nabokov, and am only familiar with him thru second-hand knowledge of his works: that is, until reading 'The Eye'. He has quite a following of pretentious college students, and now I can see why. This book is not that great, but supposedly this is not his best work, so it's to be expected. I found that it was empty and devoid of meaning, but written in such a way as to make you think there was some sort of meaning behind it. Nabokov just threw together some very 'deep' thoughts and had the protagonist use irony to appeal to the sardonic in all of his readers. I've seen this done much better in REAL detective novels such as Chandler's, for crying out loud! This is literary? Literary my eye! (pun intended)
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