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The Guermantes Way by Marcel Proust

nlgeorge73's review

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4.0

Finished part #3 of 7 in the series In Search of Lost Time

casparb's review against another edition

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Back to Proust heres vol.3 & what a joy! To be with him again. It's been a couple years since I hit volume two which was a struggle at the time so there was some consternation going in but amazing amazing work Proust is the scholar of memory & here he is remembering


Words do not change their meaning over the centuries as much as names do for us in the space of a few years. Our memories and our hearts are not large enough to remain faithful. We have not room enough, in our present mental space, to keep the dead alongside the living. We are obliged to build on top of what has gone before and is unearthed only by a chance excavation
531

nearnik's review against another edition

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informative reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

chicokc's review against another edition

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4.0

Balbec quedó atrás y es hora de participar en las reuniones con la gente de la realeza, la gente de abolengo, las fiestas, visitas, paseos y reuniones. Las intrigas y el "de quién se enamoró fulano de tal".



El libro sirve para poderte dar la idea de las familias ricachonas de finales del siglo XIX e inicios del XX, esos tiempos en los que la leontina era un artículo común. Se mencionan a las mujeres en flor y a la antigua enamorada de Régulo, pero pasa muy por encima.

suchasuckerforbooks's review

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challenging funny reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

bwood95's review

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challenging reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

andrea12's review

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adventurous funny mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

amjwarburg's review

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

marlisenicole's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

ericfheiman's review against another edition

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4.0

The Proust pros don’t like this volume as much. Maybe it was that I finally read this translation, but (aside from the 600-700 page spread) I was really engaged. Halfway done!