Originally Posted by mollusk

I finished reading Bento's Sketchbook a few days ago. I kept looking for more pages to read.

I scoured the house for something to engage my mind and happened upon a large collection of Nabokov short stories that I bought on remainder many years ago and only got 2/3rds the way though. What a bonus!

Nabokov should never be thought of as that "dirty old man that wrote Lolita" even though that is his public perception in the US in the general population that might even know his name. "Lolita" is an awesome book and to me not "dirty" at all. He also wrote "Ada" and "Pale Fire" (my personal favorites) along with a huge body of work that is first rate.

Not bad for a non-native speaker.