Book meme

Apr. 17th, 2021 04:07 pm
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6. A book where you were dubious about the premise but loved the work

I was required to read Swann’sWay by Marcel Proust when I studied the history of literature at University. For some reasons, which I can’t recall now, I was completely sure I would hate it. I adored it, from the first page to the last. I would love to read it in French, but I’m not that skilled in the language to pull it off. Funnily enough, I haven’t read the rest of the books of In Search of Lost Time
. I don’t know why, really, though partly because I’m a little afraid I won’t like them as much as the first book.

All the questions:

1. A book that haunts you

2. A book that was an interesting failure

3. A book where you really wanted to be reading the "shadow" version of the book (as in, there are traces of a different book in the work and you would have much preferred to read that one)

4. A book with a worldbuilding detail that has stuck with you

5. A book where you loved the premise but the execution left you cold

6. A book where you were dubious about the premise but loved the work

7. The most imaginative book you've seen lately

8. A book that feels like it was written just for you

9. A book that reminds you of someone

10. A book that belongs to a specific time in your mind, caught in amber

11. A book that came to you at exactly the right time

12. A book that came to you at the wrong time

13. A book with a premise you'd never seen before quite like that

14. A book balanced on a knife edge

15. A snuffed candle of a book

16. The one you'd take with you while you were being ferried on dark underground rivers

17. The one that taught you something about yourself

18. A book that went after its premise like an explosion

19. A book that started a pilgrimage

20. A frigid ice bath of a book

21. A book written into your psyche

22. A warm blanket of a book

23. A book that made you bleed

24. A book that asked a question you've never had an answer to

25. A book that answered a question you never asked

26. A book you recommend but cannot love

27. A book you love but cannot recommend

28. A book you adore that people are surprised by

29. A book that led you home

30. A book you detest that people are surprised by

Date: 2021-04-17 09:02 pm (UTC)
greghousesgf: (Horse)
From: [personal profile] greghousesgf
really! I've never been a Proust fan; it's interesting to see a very different perspective on him.

Date: 2021-04-17 09:25 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] trepkos
I've read the first book too, but can't remember much about it after the madeleine and the hawthorns. I did enjoy it, but I think I may have missed the humour on first reading.

Date: 2021-04-17 09:27 pm (UTC)
earthspirits: (tea and good books)
From: [personal profile] earthspirits
Proust is definitely worth reading! "In Search of Lost Time" (fantastic title) is a great read.

Date: 2021-04-18 02:26 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] chelseagirl
I've read the whole thing -- the first English translation, not the 21st century one -- twice. I keep thinking I'll do it once more when I retire . . . .

Date: 2021-04-19 04:27 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] a_phoenixdragon
Hmmm...what was the book about (just out of sheer curiosity, lol!)

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