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charlottesometimes's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
kippenautomat's review against another edition
5.0
marcel proust has two moods: being horny and talking about the dreyfus affair
grayjay's review
3.0
The story opens with the narrator's family having moved from Combray to an apartment connected to the Guermantes' residence. The narrator becomes fascinated with their life, and in love with Mme de Guermantes, cherishing every encounter with her, while assuming she despises every encounter with him.
His best friend, Saint-Loup, is actually the nephew of Mme de Guermantes, so he decides to take a holiday at the barracks Saint-Loup is stationed at. He carrouses, shows off his intellect, and makes some very homoerotic friendships with Saint-Loup's friends. His secret motive is to convince Saint-Loup to talk him up to Mme de Guermantes.
At this point it is starting to seem that the narrator's "love" for this glamorous older woman is a kind of self-sabotage. Is he in love with an unreachable woman because he'd rather be with one of the young male friends he has such intimate connections with?
The narrator is introduced to Saint-Loup's mistress whom he realizes is a prostitute that he has slept with before--awkward!
Finally he manages to get an invitation to Mme de Guermantes' salon, although by that time he has fallen out of love with her. Most of the book is spent in her salons listening to fashionable repartee.
His best friend, Saint-Loup, is actually the nephew of Mme de Guermantes, so he decides to take a holiday at the barracks Saint-Loup is stationed at. He carrouses, shows off his intellect, and makes some very homoerotic friendships with Saint-Loup's friends. His secret motive is to convince Saint-Loup to talk him up to Mme de Guermantes.
At this point it is starting to seem that the narrator's "love" for this glamorous older woman is a kind of self-sabotage. Is he in love with an unreachable woman because he'd rather be with one of the young male friends he has such intimate connections with?
The narrator is introduced to Saint-Loup's mistress whom he realizes is a prostitute that he has slept with before--awkward!
Finally he manages to get an invitation to Mme de Guermantes' salon, although by that time he has fallen out of love with her. Most of the book is spent in her salons listening to fashionable repartee.
nlgeorge73's review against another edition
4.0
Finished part #3 of 7 in the series In Search of Lost Time
casparb's review
Back to Proust heres vol.3 & what a joy! To be with him again. It's been a couple years since I hit volume two which was a struggle at the time so there was some consternation going in but amazing amazing work Proust is the scholar of memory & here he is remembering
Words do not change their meaning over the centuries as much as names do for us in the space of a few years. Our memories and our hearts are not large enough to remain faithful. We have not room enough, in our present mental space, to keep the dead alongside the living. We are obliged to build on top of what has gone before and is unearthed only by a chance excavation
531
Words do not change their meaning over the centuries as much as names do for us in the space of a few years. Our memories and our hearts are not large enough to remain faithful. We have not room enough, in our present mental space, to keep the dead alongside the living. We are obliged to build on top of what has gone before and is unearthed only by a chance excavation
531
nearnik's review
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
chicokc's review against another edition
4.0
Balbec quedó atrás y es hora de participar en las reuniones con la gente de la realeza, la gente de abolengo, las fiestas, visitas, paseos y reuniones. Las intrigas y el "de quién se enamoró fulano de tal".
El libro sirve para poderte dar la idea de las familias ricachonas de finales del siglo XIX e inicios del XX, esos tiempos en los que la leontina era un artículo común. Se mencionan a las mujeres en flor y a la antigua enamorada de Régulo, pero pasa muy por encima.
El libro sirve para poderte dar la idea de las familias ricachonas de finales del siglo XIX e inicios del XX, esos tiempos en los que la leontina era un artículo común. Se mencionan a las mujeres en flor y a la antigua enamorada de Régulo, pero pasa muy por encima.
suchasuckerforbooks's review against another edition
challenging
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
bwood95's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
andrea12's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75