What are you reading tonight?

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Has anyone ever attempted 'In Search of Lost Time' by Proust?

I recently read 'How Proust Can Change Your Life' by Alain de Botton and enjoyed it so much that I am considering going straight to the source material.

If that is that 35 volume (I might be exagerating, but probably not) thing, one of which is Swann's Way or something. Then, yes, I attempted it aged 22, last year of university. Along with Esra Pound, it was the most impenetrable garbage I Have Ever Had The Misfortune To Come Across.
Over to you...

[LeverEnd]

Has anyone ever attempted 'In Search of Lost Time' by Proust?

I recently read 'How Proust Can Change Your Life' by Alain de Botton and enjoyed it so much that I am considering going straight to the source material.

I've got the first volume on my shelf in French but sad to say, like many well-intentioned foreign language purchases, it's still unread after about 15 years!

This post might shame me into reading it over the summer. Let me know if you like it.

[mummywhycantieatcrayons]

Has anyone ever attempted 'In Search of Lost Time' by Proust?

I recently read 'How Proust Can Change Your Life' by Alain de Botton and enjoyed it so much that I am considering going straight to the source material.

If that is that 35 volume (I might be exagerating, but probably not) thing, one of which is Swann's Way or something. Then, yes, I attempted it aged 22, last year of university. Along with Esra Pound, it was the most impenetrable garbage I Have Ever Had The Misfortune To Come Across.
Over to you...

That's the one.

I've got the first volume on my shelf in French but sad to say, like many well-intentioned foreign language purchases, it's still unread after about 15 years!

This post might shame me into reading it over the summer. Let me know if you like it.

Bloody hell, I think it's a massive undertaking in translation, nevermind the original in First World War era French.

I doubt I'll start anytime soon, to be honest.

[General Mannerheim]

anyone familiar with the swiss book 'Heidi, the Girl from the Alps' by Johanna Spyri?

we like the name the name is all, and i like the connection to the alps - be good to crack on that her name come from some literary connotation!

[Bruce Rioja]

anyone familiar with the swiss book 'Heidi, the Girl from the Alps' by Johanna Spyri?

we like the name the name is all, and i like the connection to the alps - be good to crack on that her name come from some literary connotation!

I remember there being a series on TV when I was a kid called Heidi. She was from the Alps too.

[LeverEnd]

Has anyone ever attempted 'In Search of Lost Time' by Proust?

I recently read 'How Proust Can Change Your Life' by Alain de Botton and enjoyed it so much that I am considering going straight to the source material.

If that is that 35 volume (I might be exagerating, but probably not) thing, one of which is Swann's Way or something. Then, yes, I attempted it aged 22, last year of university. Along with Esra Pound, it was the most impenetrable garbage I Have Ever Had The Misfortune To Come Across.
Over to you...

That's the one.

I've got the first volume on my shelf in French but sad to say, like many well-intentioned foreign language purchases, it's still unread after about 15 years!

This post might shame me into reading it over the summer. Let me know if you like it.

Bloody hell, I think it's a massive undertaking in translation, nevermind the original in First World War era French.

I doubt I'll start anytime soon, to be honest.

Let's speak again in 2028.

[Prufrock]

Proust is on the list, but I've never got around to it.

Anyway, amongst other things, whilst away last week I read the first Game of Thrones book to see what all the fuss was about. They're good fun, but wow, some of the writing is criminal! I've tried to find the exact sentance again so I could quote it verbatim, with no luck, but at one point he writes something like, "The sun shone off the mountains, clear and bright, like truth" What the holy shit-f*ck is that?

Now on The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway. It's OK so far but doesn't have the same punch to it most Hemingway stuff does.

[Worthy4England]

Proust is on the list, but I've never got around to it.

Anyway, amongst other things, whilst away last week I read the first Game of Thrones book to see what all the fuss was about. They're good fun, but wow, some of the writing is criminal! I've tried to find the exact sentance again so I could quote it verbatim, with no luck, but at one point he writes something like, "The sun shone off the mountains, clear and bright, like truth" What the holy shit-f*ck is that?

Now on The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway. It's OK so far but doesn't have the same punch to it most Hemingway stuff does.

Cough. Splutter.

Should be better than that in your 26th year.

[Prufrock]

Was bound to happen!

[TANGODANCER]

I've tried to find the exact sentance again so I could quote it verbatim, with no luck, but at one point he writes something like, "The sun shone off the mountains, clear and bright, like truth" What the holy shit-f*ck is that?

Now on The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway. It's OK so far but doesn't have the same punch to it most Hemingway stuff does.

Is that the one near Lytham?

[clapton is god]

The quality of my holiday reading was mixed this year.

Only two books read, both on the Kindle.

The first was great and I have no hesitation recommending it here, especially to LLS who, like myself, is a hill walker. The Last Englishman by Keith Foskett tells the tale of the writer walking the 2700 mile Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada on the west coast of the USA. He walks with some fantastic characters along the way and writes with passion and humour. I downloaded this on impulse and am very glad I did - I thought it was a real discovery! Since I returned I've also downloaded The Journey Between by the same author detailing his El Camino de Santiago walk and I'll also be getting his next book (due but delayed until early next year) about the Applachian Trail up the east coast of the USA.

Next, Dan Browns Inferno. 104 chapters of the most convoluted, torturous, juvenile drivel ever written. I managed to stick with it right to the bitter end (not my usual policy) but I should really have escaped by chapter 10.

[TANGODANCER]

Next, Dan Browns Inferno. 104 chapters of the most convoluted, torturous, juvenile drivel ever written. I managed to stick with it right to the bitter end (not my usual policy) but I should really have escaped by chapter 10.

Yep. Sounds totally ungrateful as my daughter paid £20 for the hardback version for me, but it's utter tripe. Plot was obvious from chapter two onwards and the rest just like a guidebook of the attractions of Florence. Beautifully put together book and dust jacket, contents pure crap.

[Prufrock]

What the holy feck were you both expecting, may I ask?

[TANGODANCER]

What the holy feck were you both expecting, may I ask?

Da Vinci Code. Good read.
Angels and Demons. Good read.
Lost Symbol. Worse but readable.
Inferno. Awful.

[Bruce Rioja]

What the holy feck were you both expecting, may I ask?

Da Vinci Code. Good read.
Angels and Demons. Good read.
Lost Symbol. Worse but readable.
Inferno. Awful.

I saw the film of Da Vinci Code. fecking shite, Geoff. I'd sussed it after a half an hour.

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

What the holy feck were you both expecting, may I ask?

Da Vinci Code. Good read.
Angels and Demons. Good read.
Lost Symbol. Worse but readable.
Inferno. Awful.

I saw the film of Da Vinci Code. fecking shite, Geoff. I'd sussed it after a half an hour.

Yeah but Audrey is nice to look at

[TANGODANCER]

What the holy feck were you both expecting, may I ask?

Da Vinci Code. Good read.
Angels and Demons. Good read.
Lost Symbol. Worse but readable.
Inferno. Awful.

I saw the film of Da Vinci Code. fecking shite, Geoff. I'd sussed it after a half an hour.

Ain't disagreeing. After all the hype I expected a cracker. Turned out a crapper. Not a patch on the book.

[Bruce Rioja]

Yeah but Audrey is nice to look at

You mean the next Mrs Rioja? Isn't she just?!

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

Yeah but Audrey is nice to look at

You mean the next Mrs Rioja? Isn't she just?!

If I were single...if

[bobo the clown]

What the holy feck were you both expecting, may I ask?

Da Vinci Code. Good read.
Angels and Demons. Good read.
Lost Symbol. Worse but readable.
Inferno. Awful.

I saw the film of Da Vinci Code. fecking shite, Geoff. I'd sussed it after a half an hour.

Ain't disagreeing. After all the hype I expected a cracker. Turned out a crapper. Not a patch on the book.

The whole film was shot darker than a very dark thing on a dark day in darksville.

I couldn't get my interest up for it, despite having quite enjoyed the book.