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I finished this book and was totally overwhelmed with joy after reading it!!The author has a great way of writing, of being simple and witty at the same time. Luckily, he has written other books as well. If you,as a reader, are looking to be inspired, searching to be content, waiting for a new sensation, then this is the book for you!! I envy those who haven't read it yet, only because your life will never feel the same after reading it and so much the better!!!
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Table of contents: how to love life today, how to read for yourself, how to take your time, how to suffer successfully, how to express your emotions, how to be a good friend, how to open your eyes, how to be happy in love, how to put books down --> it was actually a delight to read this book given where I am right now in terms of rearranging my priorities, remembering that Nin said this was her favorite novel and so that means occasionally I would feel worried that if I were to die on the spot w
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Good read and very interesting analysis of what Proust might be able to offer you as lessons to ponder, both from his work and from his life. I'm considerably more interested in reading In Search of Lost Time after reading this than I was prior.
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