tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851264164198134050.post7483994255159997445..comments2024-01-31T23:13:22.565-05:00Comments on Flying Houses: The Original of Laura - Vladimir NabokovJKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199023801433187878noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3851264164198134050.post-51943107200520100052010-05-03T12:13:05.816-04:002010-05-03T12:13:05.816-04:00the defense is sort of boring, if you read it as a...the defense is sort of boring, if you read it as a chess game, which you can do if you're fluent enough in chess. the chess in it is too much (i'm hard pressed to find reference to any color in the first couple of chapters that are neither black nor white) at times, but i've been struggling, and will continue struggling, with a different reading of it. <br /><br />SK and invitation are much better. CC in invitation is the precursor, imho, to HH.kmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05161422447697327335noreply@blogger.com