So so so far this is what I gotProust is a guy who got sick one day when he sat on a bunch of flowers an was like “awwww man!” then he hurt it so much he decided to write about it 30 yrs later when he was sick in bed. Terrible affliction so it was, killed his wee cat and dog. Course, he loved both t...
Proust describes everything beautifully...and I do mean everything. When he's describing something that you care about - books, say, or love, or music - it's pretty great to read. When it's something else - flowers, medieval painters, more fucking flowers - it gets a little boring. So next time you ...
Since I did not read this in the original French (my French has long lapsed into something barely passable), I feel like I cannot say anything about the language. BUT certainly the descriptive passages must be there in the original and so, I will start with my complete and total annoyance with the ...
Amazing. Now that I've read three volumes of Proust, soon to start the fourth, I think this is his best overall.Reading Proust is like a weird dreamy experience. In fact, I think its JUST like a dream. Stuff kinda happens, but in weird non-linear scenes that are pretty removed from time. Everything ...
Wow. I never expected to get pulled into this book, but I repeatedly kept finding myself engrossed in Proust's lengthy, voluminous descriptions. I actually had a dream about Combray. His writing is ethereal and poignant. His dialogue is entertaining and purposeful. I enjoyed Swann's way thoroughly, ...
I don't knwo if it was because I was tired, or maybe I'm not smart enough, but I found this almost impenetrable..by the time I got to the end of a sentence I had forgotten the beginning...not forme at this time..
I don't knwo if it was because I was tired, or maybe I'm not smart enough, but I found this almost impenetrable..by the time I got to the end of a sentence I had forgotten the beginning...not forme at this time..
Proust is a marvel. I love his poetic prose, his philosophical turns and his acutely observant treatment of character which can be, in turns, tender and acidly wicked.But he does take some getting used to. In Search of Lost Time has a clear story arc but wanders into byways where it's all too easy...
I have a love-hate relationship with this book, or more accurately, a 'occastionally like - often hate' relationship. The prose is lyrical with amazing word selection. Listening to this in audio felt like I was hearing poetry. Much of the story describes Swann falling in love with his mistress wh...
I own this edition but read a combination of the Moncrieff and Kilmartin omnibus and the public domain version at DailyLit. I'm using the page count from the hardcover, which is, with introduction, 474 pages. Should I read the second volume, I'll switch editions. At this time I would like to quote f...
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