The Captive by Marcel Proust

The Captive

In Search of Lost Time #5

Marcel Proust with Neville Jason (Narrator)

19 hours, 53 minutes • first pub 1923 (editions)

fiction classics emotional slow-paced
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In The Captive, Proust's narrator describes living in his mother's Paris apartment with his lover, Albertine, and subsequently falling out of love with her.

Community Reviews

4.14
based on 334 reviews

Moods

reflective: 92%

challenging: 50%

emotional: 38%

tense: 30%

dark: 19%

sad: 19%

funny: 15%

informative: 3%

mysterious: 3%

Pace

7% of readers chose medium
92% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

8% of readers chose A mix
91% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

28% of readers chose Yes
57% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
57% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

95% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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