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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
reading for this: http://multcolib.org/events/classics/1900.html
http://adventuresinmultiplicity.blogspot.com/2009/12/slow-read-swanns-way-week-8-conclusion.html
http://adventuresinmultiplicity.blogspot.com/2009/12/slow-read-swanns-way-week-8-conclusion.html
DNF. Frankly, I don't hate myself enough to suffer through more than 100 pages of this self-involved word salad. I'm sure this is the highest of high art for a great many people, but I cannot for the life of me find the beauty or interest in any of it. And imagining subjecting myself to another ~1,900 pages of this is, quite honestly, my idea of hell.
Stop letting white men dictate the Western canon. Or better yet, just get rid of such things altogether.
Stop letting white men dictate the Western canon. Or better yet, just get rid of such things altogether.
The beginning of the book was incredibly evocative of childhood, and I really loved it. Then it went another direction for a while and turned into something of a slog. When it switched over to telling about M. Swann's obsession with Odette, it became a more classic story and was quite readable - drew very good portraits of some of the characters, and also evoked memories of first loves/crushes/obsessions. The return to the first person narrator at the end was less gripping again.
Overall, I'm very glad I've finally read this book and it was definitely worthwhile; but I did find it tedious in parts, and I strongly suspect I will not carry on with the rest of the volumes.
Overall, I'm very glad I've finally read this book and it was definitely worthwhile; but I did find it tedious in parts, and I strongly suspect I will not carry on with the rest of the volumes.
Alternating between coming as close as writing can to capturing the moment-by-moment psychology and even neurology of memory, and just needing an editor. I think it comes down to whether the thing Proust is describing is something interesting - or honestly even comprehensible to our day-and-age - or not, whether we need context which Proust/the narrator could not provide without outing himself as performing rather than experiencing, as writing for a future audience. Both are equally valid, but Proust is interested in experiencing, which provides a fun challenge for the reader.
I'm gonna read the rest of In Search of Lost Time, because I'm enjoying this and want to know what happens, which is more than I expected and a pretty big compliment honestly.
I'm gonna read the rest of In Search of Lost Time, because I'm enjoying this and want to know what happens, which is more than I expected and a pretty big compliment honestly.
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
https://lolantaczyta.wordpress.com/2017/05/27/nabokoviada-w-strone-swanna-marcel-proust/
adventurous
challenging
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this book was very difficult for my gen z brain to comprehend, but i just love proust’s use of language. the way he writes is so beautiful, even if he spends pages describing the smallest of details.