A review by nglofile
How Proust Can Change Your Life by Alain de Botton

2.0

For a book whose blurbs all tout its humor, it somehow fails to mention that you really need a familiarity with Proust in order to get most of it. On the other hand, it is also purported to be "a self-help book like no other" and a testament to the power of literature. It feels as though it could be this, but it will only land for a very specific audience.

Not a glittering candidate for our shared reading program by any stretch, but it will probably be selected by default. Now, how to sell it?

audiobook note: Entertaining reading by Nicholas Bell.