This fun, funny, and darkly interesting novel is another masterpiece in the seemingly endless line of masterpieces from Nabokov. This book has made me decide that I will no longer listen to any Nabokov books, and will read them all instead, because I am endlessly wanting to highlight things. This story is about a woman's …
AI everywhere
So many toys these days are sporting advanced AI. It probably won't be long before AIs are teaching and taking care of children unsupervised. All it would take then, is for the AI to realize what influence it had...
An opening I’m tired of
John Smith did something as another thing happened. "Unexpected statement that sets the tone of the story," he said. Stories that open this way somehow lose my interest in an instant, no matter how interesting the things John is doing or saying are. Why? Because the structure of the opening is so familiar it induces …
What is next?
I'm waiting for the next thing to grab me... probably not good. I should reach out and do some grabbing myself. I find it hard to be energetic about something that doesn't take hold of me, though. There must be some way to manufacture that feeling... Or maybe prolific writers are just as numb and …
How is Nabokov not everyone’s favorite author?
Just curious...
Jonas David 