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What do you mean by “these days?” Pale Fire was written in 1962.

Presumably that it is a trope widely adopted these days.

It may have been more novel in 1962, but the commenter might still not enjoy it

It seems to be more common now than it used to be. Many pieces of media, whether written or televised, seem to use it as an excuse to avoid committing to a narrative. It's as if they expect people will simply make up whatever headcanon is most entertaining and therefore the media will appeal to a greater number of people than it would otherwise. Or they've written themselves into a corner and rather than rework the plot to make sense, they simply go "Well what do youuuu think happened?" I hate it.

Within popular media at least I'd argue it's the other way around, other than David Lynch and so on most things are very linear and easily solved.

You can try the Foreword and the First Canto and decide whether or not it catches your fancy.