Combray by Marcel Proust
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Combray

In Search of Lost Time #1.1-1.2

Marcel Proust with Helvi Nurminen, Pirkko Peltonen

245 pages • first pub 1913 (editions)

fiction classics emotional sad slow-paced
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Swann in Love is a brilliant, devastating novella that tells of infatuation, love, and jealousy. Set against the backdrop of Paris at the end of the nineteenth century, the story of Charles Swann illuminates the fragilities and foibles of human be...

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Community Reviews

3.7
based on 296 reviews

Moods

reflective: 74%

emotional: 66%

challenging: 29%

sad: 25%

funny: 22%

tense: 18%

dark: 7%

informative: 7%

lighthearted: 7%

relaxing: 7%

adventurous: 3%

inspiring: 3%

Pace

11% of readers chose fast
14% of readers chose medium
74% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Character
Character

Strong character development?

36% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

21% of readers chose Yes
47% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
86% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

68% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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