tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post8505293118657558859..comments2023-12-30T03:21:15.151-05:00Comments on Emily Evans Eerdmans: Proust for the New YearEmily Evans Eerdmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12434821015450147843noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-13202133088702858822009-01-22T09:51:00.000-05:002009-01-22T09:51:00.000-05:00Oh Toby, if only! I have 100 pages left of Swann'...Oh Toby, if only! I have 100 pages left of Swann's Way - but knowing that there are treasures on the horizon is tremendously encouraging. EEEEmily Evans Eerdmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434821015450147843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-84760884133570221642009-01-21T21:55:00.000-05:002009-01-21T21:55:00.000-05:00My feeling about Proust wass that if you can get p...My feeling about Proust wass that if you can get past the first nearly hallucinatory 55 pages you are home free. But in fact the real stumbling block is Swann's Way itself. It paves the way for MP's relentless dissection of society and obsessive love, but isn't half so satisfying as the following volumes. (May we assume you've got Swann out of the way at this point in time?)Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-25862274727254140282009-01-06T19:44:00.000-05:002009-01-06T19:44:00.000-05:00That's it exactly. Oddly, I'm a bit relieved you ...That's it exactly. Oddly, I'm a bit relieved you have not been shut in your room reading from dawn to dusk. But I do wish you luck.Mrs. Blandingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402207636108999627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-17373737398275427932009-01-06T10:18:00.000-05:002009-01-06T10:18:00.000-05:00Mrs. Blandings, Proust isn't working out so well. ...Mrs. Blandings, Proust isn't working out so well. I really need to white knuckle it. You might have to keep RR on the bedside table for a looooooong time by the rate I'm going. I guess I'll just use Scarlet's philosophy of tomorrow is another day (how did it go?)...EEEEmily Evans Eerdmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12434821015450147843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-48884382394261857472009-01-06T09:39:00.000-05:002009-01-06T09:39:00.000-05:00Oh, Emily. I will try again. p.s. I read Gone w...Oh, Emily. I will try again. <BR/><BR/>p.s. I read Gone with the Wind seven times in junior high, does that count?<BR/><BR/>p.p.s. can't wait for the next book, but I bet RR will still be on my bedside table when it's published.Mrs. Blandingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402207636108999627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591223218619839288.post-82553287925153664342009-01-02T14:20:00.000-05:002009-01-02T14:20:00.000-05:00Happy ready...and may your adventures with Proust ...Happy ready...and may your adventures with Proust be rewarding! Happy new year! xo.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348849115235899670noreply@blogger.com