Kinbote himself makes several suggestions in the Foreword, but are we meant to take any of these.
My question is basically, should the poem be read first before consulting the commentary, the other way around, or should one read lines in the poem then read corresponding lines in the commentary as one goes along.
Also when should one actually read the index?
I understand there is no "should" or "shouldn't" and that's all part of the fun, but I just want to know what everyone else (who has read, or tried to read the book) did, or thinks is the best way to go about it.
If it helps, I have two copies, and if it's worth cutting and pasting lines manually, it could be a fun project, since one of my copies only cost me $1. Actually, nevermind that will take too long, heh. But I'm still open to using two coppies to make the whole affair less page-flipping-intensive.
Thanks!