tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post9216657692198680094..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle by Vladimir NabokovClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-79615476030713562862014-12-21T22:45:56.176+00:002014-12-21T22:45:56.176+00:00You're welcome! I'm resolving to buy fewer...You're welcome! I'm resolving to buy fewer books, and to be more sure of them before I get them, but this one I would have bought anyway - I really was expecting to like it...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-48843185926592443152014-12-21T21:35:12.875+00:002014-12-21T21:35:12.875+00:00I believe I read some Nabokov when I was younger, ...I believe I read some Nabokov when I was younger, but probably not this one. I am relieved that you are not recommending a 500 page book to read because I have too many of those already. Thanks for reading this for me.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-18501855850001122352014-12-17T17:37:22.638+00:002014-12-17T17:37:22.638+00:00Well I would advise you not to start with this one...Well I would advise you not to start with this one! Maybe look through other reviews and choose one that gets a positive writeup...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-39847572986626922572014-12-17T15:54:09.211+00:002014-12-17T15:54:09.211+00:00Moira, this is probably the tenth review of a Vlad...Moira, this is probably the tenth review of a Vladimir Nabokov I have read this year and I still haven't read any of his books. He's on my TBR list for next year.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-47491807906860522422014-12-17T13:23:12.231+00:002014-12-17T13:23:12.231+00:00It was so far from being a book I enjoyed - I real...It was so far from being a book I enjoyed - I really would like to hear from someone who loved it, who could tell me what made it good....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-61752321600780039562014-12-17T13:22:42.375+00:002014-12-17T13:22:42.375+00:00I am SOOO not recommending this one - you know the...I am SOOO not recommending this one - you know the score, I read it so no-one else has to. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-38452446611755655662014-12-17T13:12:15.083+00:002014-12-17T13:12:15.083+00:00Moira - I know exactly what you mean about books t...Moira - I know exactly what you mean about books that lose one in their complications and layers. It's hard to follow what the plot is supposed to be, let alone get invested in the characters. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-36398152099868862182014-12-17T11:28:48.349+00:002014-12-17T11:28:48.349+00:00Fair play to you for perseverance, but I can quite...Fair play to you for perseverance, but I can quite happily avoid this.....and anything else by him TBH col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.com