Swann in Love by Marcel Proust

Swann in Love

In Search of Lost Time #1.2

Marcel Proust with C.K. Scott Moncrieff (Translator)

260 pages • first pub 1913 (editions)

fiction classics emotional sad slow-paced
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Swann in Love is a study of sexual jealousy that forms a fully self-contained crucial component of the vast, unfolding structure of Proust's masterpiece, In Search of Lost Time. Swann, owner of large estate and at ease in Parisian high society fal...

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Community Reviews Summary of 224 reviews

Moods

reflective 73%
emotional 63%
challenging 36%
sad 31%
funny 21%
tense 21%
lighthearted 10%
adventurous 5%
dark 5%
informative 5%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 5%

Pace

slow 78%
fast 10%
medium 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 38% | No: 15%

Loveable characters?

No: 46% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 23%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | Yes: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 27%

Average rating

3.64

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