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At last, I finish In Search of Lost Time. Time Regained is my favorite of the 7 volumes. By now, I’m used to his phrasing and style. The words just flow. Proust seems to have mellowed. It now feels like I’m listening to stories told by an old friend. He still rambles on about high society, gossip, social standing, and public snubs, but the edge has softened.
Of course, there were memory triggers. This passage recalls an afternoon from just a few months past.
Of course, there were memory triggers. This passage recalls an afternoon from just a few months past.
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Marcel Proust's abilities with language and observations are like no other writer I've read. Swann's Way and this volume were my favorites of my journey through In Search of Lost Time or Remembrance of Things Past, however it is translated. I grew tired of M's fickle attitudes toward relationships and his fascination with the aristocracy, but all of that can be forgiven in the face of his genius.
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Sad to end reading this one. Certainly I will return to it in whole or in part in the future -- and yes, life-changing in certain aspects of that cliched statement. I LOVED the discussions with my fellow CR Proustians!
Got too busy, so the library took it away. Back in the vault for now.
