Feu Pâle by Maurice-Edgar Coindreau, Vladimir Nabokov, Raymond Girard

Feu Pâle

Maurice-Edgar Coindreau, Vladimir Nabokov, Raymond Girard

343 pages • first pub 1962 (editions)

fiction classics literary poetry challenging mysterious slow-paced
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The American poet John Shade is dead. His last poem, 'Pale Fire', is put into a book, together with a preface, a lengthy commentary and notes by Shade's editor, Charles Kinbote. Known on campus as the 'Great Beaver', Kinbote is haughty, inquisitiv...

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4.15
based on 5,918 reviews

Moods

challenging: 82%

mysterious: 65%

funny: 52%

reflective: 41%

dark: 26%

adventurous: 14%

tense: 12%

emotional: 10%

sad: 6%

lighthearted: 4%

informative: 3%

inspiring: 3%

Pace

3% of readers chose fast
36% of readers chose medium
59% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
32% of readers chose A mix
58% of readers chose Character
3% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

20% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
69% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

81% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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