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A review by rosecarlyle
The Fugitive by Marcel Proust
I know some of my readers follow my reviews in the hope of finding similar books to my own, so I have to start by saying that Marcel Proust is a unique author and is nothing like me. Many readers today might find his novel(s) hard to relate to and very loooong...
The second-to-last volume of Proust's enormous novel, The Fugitive was for me much more compelling than the previous few instalments.
I can't really say anything about why because that would spoil the unexpected event which occurs early in this volume. The rest of the volume is about exploring the consequences of that event. For me, Proust's ability to capture strange psychological moments is truly interesting and makes it worth the long hours required to complete this million-word novel.
The second-to-last volume of Proust's enormous novel, The Fugitive was for me much more compelling than the previous few instalments.
I can't really say anything about why because that would spoil the unexpected event which occurs early in this volume. The rest of the volume is about exploring the consequences of that event. For me, Proust's ability to capture strange psychological moments is truly interesting and makes it worth the long hours required to complete this million-word novel.