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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt
Pffff... that's only a warm-up for Proust  |
Now you're talking.....
Proust.
I bought Swann's Way, one day. I should be grateful i didn't buy the rest of the 'series' at the same time.
Awful.
Read any glowing review.... and you're bound to hear how wonderful his description of the little boy's struggle to sleep and missing his mumsies.
Horrible little child. Couldn't read on with such a strong urge to reach inside the book and give the pesky little twerp a good slap upside the head.
A Proust lover of course will say this is an indication of his sublime descriptive skills.
Tolstoy's good fun though
Mind you, i did start with Anna Karanina first, before the 'big one'.
Nabokov - Lolita is at the other end of the scale, for me. Problem is, none of his other books come close to it.
I remember enjoying Neuromancer too... but that was some time ago. Recently reread 'Slaughterhouse 5' (1969 ok?) and am very glad i did. Excellent.
"So it goes".
Coops
ps have Moby Dick on my Sony ebook/ereader thingy - shall see about that one.