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Hey guys- welcome back to this absolutely enthralling reading blog. For this first week, we’ve all been reading Combray by Proust, whose writing I’ve found to be pretentious at its best moments and downright insufferable at its worst. Alright, that might be a little harsh; there were plenty of passages in this book that I […] read full post >>

Hello everyone, welcome to my second blog! After reading Proust’s Combray this week, I have a lot of insights that I want to share with you.In this novel, the author mainly recounts a childhood memory in Combray. In the first part, the personal traits ... read full post >>

Hello everyone, welcome to my second blog! After reading Proust’s Combray this week, I have a lot of insights that I want to share with you.In this novel, the author mainly recounts a childhood memory in Combray. In the first part, the personal traits ... read full post >>

This week’s reading material Marcel Proust’s “Combray” was very confusing to me, it felt like taking a stroll down memory lane. At first, the writing seemed a bit confusing, with long sentences that felt never-ending. But as I kept going, the vivid descriptions painted a picture of the author’s past, and it made me think […] read full post >>

Marcel Proust’s “Combrary” is focused on the memories and nostalgia of Marcel’s childhood. While reading this text I felt like I was lost at times in finding the connection behind his ideas. As he starts with describing his sleeping difficulties it’s almost like he goes in and out of these trances of sleeping and waking intertwined with disclosures of these memories. This back and forth of the past and present was unique although hard to follow at times. One thing I liked about this book was the emphasized importance of...read more read full post >>

Combray, Proust Combray by Marcel Proust overall gave me an overwhelming feeling of nostalgia. It reminded me very much of, from what I can remember, being a child. I felt connected with these scenarios of family situations, being a child at family gatherings. You know who everything is, you know kind of what’s going on, […] read full post >>

Marcel Proust’s ‘Combray’ begins with a descriptive nature of his sleeping habits. To be honest, such a detailed description of his sleeping habits heightened my curiosity to read the novel and find out what happens further. The way the author describes his paternal home ‘Combray’ is just beautiful. I, as a reader, could feel that […] read full post >>

To begin, “Combray” by Marcel Proust, as previously mentioned by my other classmates, was not the easiest read. As I started reading the novel I quickly realized that the story is written in very fine detail as every scene is described in depth. This made the story a bit hard to follow and stay in […] read full post >>

Marcel Proust’s “Combray” initially struck me as being both perplexing and full of long phrases that never seemed to finish, but it was also replete with wonderful images that allowed my imagination to go wild. In all honesty, even though it sounded like the author was making some deep points, I completely missed them. After […] read full post >>

When I initially started reading the book, my first thoughts were of uncertainty.  I deduced that the narrator was attempting to sleep but got drawn into a wormhole of memories, resulting in a sense of nostalgia coupled with anger over lost time (especially the loss of his mother’s goodnight kiss).  However, this work may be […] read full post >>

by Samantha Rogers I have very complex feelings over “Combray” by Marcel Proust. I overall, did not enjoy the book as I found it didn’t really have a plot, and it resembled more of a stream of consciousness about the author’s childhood. For example, the story is of the goodnight kiss was sidetracked by the […] read full post >>

Hello Everyone! This is my first blog post about a book that we read, Swann’s Way by Marcel Proust. This book was different to what I have read, and to be honest a little puzzling at first. I suggest reading the introduction of the book in order to get a little bit of insight on […] read full post >>

Hello everyone, welcome to my second blog! After reading Proust’s Combray this week, I have a lot of insights that I want to share with you.In this novel, the author mainly recounts a childhood memory in Combray. In the first part, the personal traits ... read full post >>

Hello everyone, welcome to my second blog! After reading Proust’s Combray this week, I have a lot of insights that I want to share with you.In this novel, the author mainly recounts a childhood memory in Combray. In the first part, the personal traits ... read full post >>

Marcel Proust’s “Combrary” is a beautiful reflection of Marcel’s past and how this shapes his current habits. Whether it is his sleeping habits that are influenced, or the way he views architecture, in this chapter, the past is truly recognized for its importance. The novel starts by describing his sleeping habits, which he connects back […] read full post >>