This weeks assigned reading is Proust’s Swann’s Way, specifically “Combray”, a 1913 novel originally written in French. I initially had trouble getting into this book. I started off reading the introduction and writing notes about it, but I quickl…
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Hi Everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful week. Welcome back to another one of my blogs and my first book review! This week’s book was « Combray » by Marcel Proust. Honestly, I had no particular expectations going into this book. However, the first line immediately drew me in. It was short (unlike the rest […]
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What struck me most while reading “Combray” – other than the fact that I had to reread several sentences before they computed in my brain – was the perspective of the narrator, and the way the memories were framed through the lens of a child. The way Proust writes definitely puts the reader in the […]
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I found myself getting easily away from the page when reading this, something about the verbiage of Proust would lose me every so often. I think that it’s because he would tend to go on precise tangents that were longer and more winding than I was used to which made it trickier for me to […]
I found the protagonist’s relationship with his mother to be a bit puzzling. Though, I do understand a child’s need for a mother’s love and the devoted relationship between parents and children. However, the protagonist’s need for his mother’s kiss goo…
I found the protagonist’s relationship with his mother to be a bit puzzling. Though, I do understand a child’s need for a mother’s love and the devoted relationship between parents and children. However, the protagonist’s need for his mother’s kiss goo…
We were instructed to read Combray by Marcel Proust, and it sure was an interesting read. Although I found it confusing and difficult, in some way I found it engaging and fascinating. I am not exactly sure how to write about my thoughts and feelings on this read, so bear with me. The first thing […]
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Marcel Proust’s “Combray” was an interesting deep dive into the human experience of memory. Although I have come to appreciate how the writing style mimics the experience of being lost in thought so well, I found this week’s reading a little bit hard to follow. The style that Proust writes his book in makes for […]
Marcel Proust’s “Combray,” was an extremely hard read for me. When I began reading, I expected the sentences to be lengthy because of the introduction, but the wordiness still surprised me. I found myself getting confused a lot while reading. I figured…
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Marcel Proust’s “Combray,” was an extremely hard read for me. When I began reading, I expected the sentences to be lengthy because of the introduction, but the wordiness still surprised me. I found myself getting confused a lot while reading. I figured…
Posted in Blogs, Proust | Tagged with childhood, family, memory
