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I think part of the reason I've not read it has to do with in high school, we were told we had to read it. Never a plus in my eyes. But as I type, Amazon is hurling it in this direction, and I will know tomorrow at some point whether or not I like it.

Love to read series... The Cat Who series Kinsey Millhone...by Sue Grafton (alphabet series) Joe Cat...by Shirley Rousseau Murphy the Kathy Reichs/Tempe Brennen James Lee Burke/Dave Robicheaux detective series some of Anne Perry's Monk and the other guy Jamie and Claire....... :) Sherlock Holmes/Mary Russell series by Laurie King Dick Francis...a few of his books use the same character, but not many, but they are all connected to the horse racing world. I suppose there are more, but can't think at the moment.

LOL good! But in listening to Sinatra now, I am very mellow anyhow, so the height wouldn't matter at this point.

Harry Connick, Jr. Blue Light and also We Are in Love Gotta love mah local boy!

I've never read Catcher in the Rye. Oh No! Not another one for my TBR stack.............. :) May as well have sustenance.........

Agreed. Every one is different and more interesting each reading. They seem to have a cumulative effect.

That is good to know. Really. LOL Muggle, that is par for the course with Nabokov, I know I don't get every nuance, but the more of him you read, the more is understood and the more it is enjoyed. He can be enjoyed on any and all levels, either the first couple or even deeper. For example right now I am rereading Laughter in the Dark, his 6th novel...I'd decided to read them in order and had read this one awhile back, but thought I'd go ahead and reread. I am getting more out of it, and immediately having these "Ah Ha!" moments that I just plowed through before. And I certainly enjoyed reading it the first time, but even more this time. Loads of sense muggle, in fact right on target. The thing is with Nabokov, especially in his later books....he obliquely refers to other of his books, or his life, so there are definite connections between books. That's why I thought Speak, Memory would be a good one to start with, as then you have certain references to work with when you read other of his books.

I read Interview With A Vampire years ago, and one or two after that, but the first one was the best, the rest just kind of rewound again and again with no fresh material.

Muggle, I am really happy that you enjoyed Speak, Memory, so in liking it, there was a connection, so why intimidated? Color me dense, but I don't understand. To me Nabokov is a lot of things.....an intensely loving family man first and foremost...that colors everything in his life, he is passionate about his art, a sensualist by nature, used his marvelous sense of humor in ways other authors only dream of.....but intimidating? Oh, and I forgot, high-handed as the day is long. And it's nothing to over either. Everyone is so different, even if tastes happen to coincide in places, it won't everywhere, even the very best of friends can't always agree. After all, I couldn't get into your favorite.....Steinbeck, so.....

I agree muggle, and that is the way I am approaching the series. I do have them all though. And anyway, DVD is almost the only way I see a movie, so what am I grousing about?

Uninterrupted time to read. Now that would be wonderful! Doesn't happen too often though. But I agree that Burke is better that way. I read on his website something about In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead being made into a movie. It must have been mentioned on that radio interview. At the time of the interview the lead had not been cast, but Burke thought Tommy Lee Jones would be just right for Robicheaux. And I fully agree. And yes, his descriptions of the land are right on target. The wisteria, bananna trees et als are as he describes, and the heat and humidity. I have never lived down as far as the books are set, but I did live in a suburb just west of New Orleans for the first 45 years of my life, and it is very close to the area he describes. I hope I get to read In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead before the movie comes out.

Yup, a bottle of "bleach-water" at all times available. But for the other I use newspaper. Cheaper, and doesn't get into everything. Plus if the dogs happen to get to it, newspaper won't make em sick.

That's right!

"She helped me up by one arm and walked me into the bedroom. I sat on the edge of the bed and looked numbly out the window at the wet trees and the rain on the river. When I closed my eyes my head spun and I could see gray worms swimming behind my lids." Black Cherry Blues by James Lee Burke

Agreed! Which of his have you already read?

Well, that is true.......why can't we simply assimilate books by osmosis? Hmmm.....

Oh great! I agree, Amazon is a marvelous tool. And fast. Waiting for a report too.

Without a doubt.

AWK!! That thread was the most fun I'd had on a forum! And more insight into Lolita than I ever could have imagined on my own. Really Timofey Pnin is the antithesis to Humbert Humbert.

You can see who owns the couches.....

Lets see if this works. This a pic of Tuffy and the two dogs Zazu and Little John

Endearing. Yes! I just wanted to gather him up and smother him with hugs and protect him. He brings out the maternal instinct in full force.

She is a brat, but well loved. Dogmatix, when I recommended the short story book of Braun's, I pulled it, and had to start reading a bit. Here are the first few lines from the first short story. The cat is a Siamese. Hence the hubris. "Phut Phat knew, at an early age, that humans were an inferior breed. They were unable to see in the dark. They ate and drank unthinkable concoctions. And they had only five senses; the pair who lived with Phut Phat could not even transmit their thoughts without resorting to words." This story goes on to show how the cat thwarts a burgler in true Siamese Style. I put these lines in this thread, as it was more than one line.....and verra feline.

I agree about the sequence thing too. Especially with Burke. The only reason we got DSL here was on account of the hurricane. We didn't have phone service for three months, all the lines were uprooted by trees. So when they put in new lines, they added the DSL, and it certainly is worth it!

Ah, well there is that wonderful possibility as well muggle! Now that you know Nabokov a bit, I think it is a great idea. But dogmatix did say she'd tried Lolita and didn't care for it. As it happens Lolita was the first Nabokov I read. Of course the thread on B&R, but there was a previous thread on another forum that introduced me to her. To me, Nabokov's writing is addictive.