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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > The Book Barn > What book did you just begin/buy?
 
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Feb 22, 2011

I never said I was a role model
Most recent book acquisition was Bryce Courtenay's The Potato Factory. I was looking for something non-fiction about Australia and instead found this historical fiction trilogy about Ikey Solomon instead. About a third of the way though so far and it's pretty good, the writer does a good job at making you want to root for some really awful people.


3.141592653 posted:

Lolita.

Only on chapter nine, however, I fell in love with the writing style, the French, the story line.
Not quite sure the line of consciousness as is written is quite favorable, however. Reminds me of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance in how it would begin at point A and then end in Point D somewhere.

Lolita is one of my favourites. If you like Nabokov's train of though style and the surreal humour he interposes into his writing, definitely take a look into Pale Fire next if you find yourself craving for something else of that ilk after you're finished Lolita.

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