We speak of one thing being like some other thing when what we are really craving to do is to describe something that is like nothing on earth. And a frequent poster to rec. Naturally Nabokov is mentioned with frequency on the newsgroup, rec.arts.books. Book lists appear to be a commonplace. Here are some on which Nabokov appear.
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These are rough going but exquisite. Everything he wrote is very fine, subtle, witty, deep. As Nabokov pointed out, there is a wafer-thin space between 'therapist' and 'the rapist'. Because you haven't read it and are fishing instead. Nabokov lingering in this area, but I could be totally off.