The Guermantes Way by Marcel Proust

The Guermantes Way

In Search of Lost Time #3

Marcel Proust with C.K. Scott Moncrieff (Translator), Terence Kilmartin (Translator), D.J. Enright

720 pages • first pub 1920 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging reflective slow-paced
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In The Guermantes Way Proust's narrator recalls his initiation into the dazzling world of Parisian high society. Looking back over his time in the glamorous salons of the aristocracy, he satirises this shallow world and his own youthful infatuatio...

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Community Reviews Summary of 546 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
challenging 52%
funny 30%
emotional 28%
relaxing 21%
sad 19%
informative 11%
inspiring 11%
adventurous 7%
mysterious 7%
dark 4%
lighthearted 4%
tense 4%
hopeful 2%

Pace

slow 91%
medium 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 81% | A mix: 18%

Strong character development?

Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 15%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 38% | No: 30% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 5%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 65% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 15%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 61% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 5%

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4.18

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