- Title: The Captive and the Fugitive (Volume 5)
- Author: Marcel Proust
- Genre/Subject: French literature
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- Number of pages: 936
- Publication Date: 1923/1925
- Finish date: 4/6/2020
Review:
Proust. Sometimes he writes himself into a corner and then laboriously extricates himself. Leaving the reader puzzling over quadruple negatives and peculiar phrasing.
Protagonist finally revealed as “Marcel”. He is still a bone idle pussy, but as always the descriptions of light and sunshine and landscapes and architecture are exquisite.
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Ratings (1-10, 10 being exceptional):
- Quality of writing – 9
- Pace – 7
- Plot development – 6
- Characters – 6
- Enjoyability – 7
- Insightfulness – 7
- Ease of reading – 4
- Photos/illustrations – n/a
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