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Does Kinbote live on in Mister Quickly?
Too funny to be true! I did a quick search: Mister Quickly is a joker
and writes silly reviews as a hobby.
See
http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A2752XIGJY2YH6/
ref=cm_cr_auth/002-4251544-4420065
Victoria
On Jun 22, 2005, at 11:28 AM, Donald B. Johnson wrote:
> EDNOTE. NABOKOV-L thanks TA Colquhoun for calling attention to this
> lacuna in
> PALE FIRE criticism.
> ---------------------------------------------
>
> ----- Forwarded message from tacolquhoun@btopenworld.com -----
> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:59:42 +0100 (BST)
> From: TA Colquhoun <tacolquhoun@btopenworld.com>
> Reply-To: TA Colquhoun <tacolquhoun@btopenworld.com>
> Subject: Amazon review of Pale Fire
> To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum
>
> I thought this Amazon customer review of Pale Fire priceless. The
> review is
> entitled 'Beyond the Pale Fire':
>
>
>
> Reviewer:
> Mister Quickly "Amazon epicurean" (Victoria, BC Canada) -
>
> Fire - a timeless subject. Perhaps rivalling the wheel in terms of its
> importance in human development, fire has been an important companion
> in our
> teleological quest towards perfection. This book didn't really
> directly tackle
> the subject of fire as poignantly as would suit my tastes. If you're
> interested
> in furthering your knowledge of fire I recommend the movie "Quest for
> Fire", the
> song "Fire" by Arthur Brown, and "Backdraft."
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
> I thought this Amazon customer review of Pale Fire priceless. The
> review is entitled 'Beyond the Pale Fire':
>
>
> Reviewer:
> Mister Quickly "Amazon epicurean" (Victoria, BC Canada) -
>
> Fire - a timeless subject. Perhaps rivalling the wheel in terms of its
> importance in human development, fire has been an important companion
> in our teleological quest towards perfection. This book didn't really
> directly tackle the subject of fire as poignantly as would suit my
> tastes. If you're interested in furthering your knowledge of fire I
> recommend the movie "Quest for Fire", the song "Fire" by Arthur Brown,
> and "Backdraft."
----- End forwarded message -----
Too funny to be true! I did a quick search: Mister Quickly is a joker
and writes silly reviews as a hobby.
See
http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A2752XIGJY2YH6/
ref=cm_cr_auth/002-4251544-4420065
Victoria
On Jun 22, 2005, at 11:28 AM, Donald B. Johnson wrote:
> EDNOTE. NABOKOV-L thanks TA Colquhoun for calling attention to this
> lacuna in
> PALE FIRE criticism.
> ---------------------------------------------
>
> ----- Forwarded message from tacolquhoun@btopenworld.com -----
> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:59:42 +0100 (BST)
> From: TA Colquhoun <tacolquhoun@btopenworld.com>
> Reply-To: TA Colquhoun <tacolquhoun@btopenworld.com>
> Subject: Amazon review of Pale Fire
> To: Vladimir Nabokov Forum
>
> I thought this Amazon customer review of Pale Fire priceless. The
> review is
> entitled 'Beyond the Pale Fire':
>
>
>
> Reviewer:
> Mister Quickly "Amazon epicurean" (Victoria, BC Canada) -
>
> Fire - a timeless subject. Perhaps rivalling the wheel in terms of its
> importance in human development, fire has been an important companion
> in our
> teleological quest towards perfection. This book didn't really
> directly tackle
> the subject of fire as poignantly as would suit my tastes. If you're
> interested
> in furthering your knowledge of fire I recommend the movie "Quest for
> Fire", the
> song "Fire" by Arthur Brown, and "Backdraft."
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
> I thought this Amazon customer review of Pale Fire priceless. The
> review is entitled 'Beyond the Pale Fire':
>
>
> Reviewer:
> Mister Quickly "Amazon epicurean" (Victoria, BC Canada) -
>
> Fire - a timeless subject. Perhaps rivalling the wheel in terms of its
> importance in human development, fire has been an important companion
> in our teleological quest towards perfection. This book didn't really
> directly tackle the subject of fire as poignantly as would suit my
> tastes. If you're interested in furthering your knowledge of fire I
> recommend the movie "Quest for Fire", the song "Fire" by Arthur Brown,
> and "Backdraft."
----- End forwarded message -----