Kenny Shovel
Active Member
Peder and all:
It seemed to me that discussion of Nabokov has built from Lolita being TBOTM to something more substantial. You've moved on to 'The Enchanter' (it was me that mentioned it to you Peder) and then to a more in depth look at the man himself; and of late I'd noticed you seem to be searching for another of his books to concentrate on. I got the impression that there were a core of members who were keen to explore the man and his works further; if so it may make sense to have somewhere that things are held together. That way if someone is a fan of Lolita they can first find that thread then see there are also discussions on a number of his other books, his work as a translator, his life in general etc and may be encouraged to read his lesser known work and participate further.
I wasn’t suggesting that ‘Glory’ be your next book to examine, more that it’s on my shelf ripe for a re-read. If there are a number of people interested in exploring Nabokov further then a sub-forum for him, there is already one for Harry Potter, could allow some people to discuss the ‘next on the list’ whilst others could read something else of his and start a thread with a review. That way all Nabakov stuff can been seen in one place, and a particular book can be discussed whilst other threads are set up in readiness for if and when people want to move on to them.
Steffee:
The Russian Literature Sub-Forum idea seems a good one to me. It would certainly allow me to pull my finger out and re-read and review some of the more ‘off the beaten path’ Russian books I like (I suspect there would be plenty of takers for the better known stuff). Who knows, perhaps we could get Sergo in there to talk crap to me about Russian Poetry again? All is possible.
K-S
It seemed to me that discussion of Nabokov has built from Lolita being TBOTM to something more substantial. You've moved on to 'The Enchanter' (it was me that mentioned it to you Peder) and then to a more in depth look at the man himself; and of late I'd noticed you seem to be searching for another of his books to concentrate on. I got the impression that there were a core of members who were keen to explore the man and his works further; if so it may make sense to have somewhere that things are held together. That way if someone is a fan of Lolita they can first find that thread then see there are also discussions on a number of his other books, his work as a translator, his life in general etc and may be encouraged to read his lesser known work and participate further.
I wasn’t suggesting that ‘Glory’ be your next book to examine, more that it’s on my shelf ripe for a re-read. If there are a number of people interested in exploring Nabokov further then a sub-forum for him, there is already one for Harry Potter, could allow some people to discuss the ‘next on the list’ whilst others could read something else of his and start a thread with a review. That way all Nabakov stuff can been seen in one place, and a particular book can be discussed whilst other threads are set up in readiness for if and when people want to move on to them.
Steffee:
The Russian Literature Sub-Forum idea seems a good one to me. It would certainly allow me to pull my finger out and re-read and review some of the more ‘off the beaten path’ Russian books I like (I suspect there would be plenty of takers for the better known stuff). Who knows, perhaps we could get Sergo in there to talk crap to me about Russian Poetry again? All is possible.
K-S
