tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post3559142896692023111..comments2023-10-19T20:24:30.761+08:00Comments on Orpheus Sings the Guitar Electric: Why Read Proustdarkorpheushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-72452605179218417462007-05-22T01:25:00.000+08:002007-05-22T01:25:00.000+08:00Wonderful post, which I found via http://proustwho...Wonderful post, which I found via http://proustwhore.blogspot.com. If you're as far as <I>S and G</I>, I suppose it's not likely that you're going to quit, but I'll say it, just in case: don't quit. The rewards, when you get to the end, are incredible. I read all of it for the first time last year and I've just started again (25 pages a day, now 100 pages into <I>Swann's Way</I>).<BR/><BR/>@Acquisitionist: de Botton's book is fun, but perhaps better borrowed from a library than bought.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-32975570610227695562007-05-17T21:04:00.000+08:002007-05-17T21:04:00.000+08:00Wonderful interlikages! Proust definitely interest...Wonderful interlikages! Proust definitely interests me but whenever I've mentioned him to friends they've been negative, but you've given me another perspective. Do you know anything about De Botton's <EM> How Proust Can Change Your Life? </EM>. I don't, but the title has always struck me as momentous.MissMillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01084598396848670412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-78690077446898276242007-05-17T01:50:00.000+08:002007-05-17T01:50:00.000+08:00"Though we decline, our dreams don't always fade w..."Though we decline, our dreams don't always fade with time."<BR/><BR/>I love what Neil Gaiman said in the introduction to Fragile Things...something about dreams being fragile things that are yet remarkably difficult to kill. It is too true. The dreams I've had and not nutured still burn strong in me today at 38 years of age. Might be time to start living some of them, eh?Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-57253885859722906282007-05-16T22:35:00.000+08:002007-05-16T22:35:00.000+08:00danielle: If you do decide to join us in the stugg...<B>danielle</B>: If you do decide to join us in the stuggle to finish Proust, welcome! <BR/><BR/>I start on too many books too. And from my records, I have more half-read books this year than usual. I wonder why. <BR/><BR/>That's this book, <I>The Dip</I> by Seth Godin out recently. It basically says winners are often the ones who understand time and resources are limited, so they know when to <I>quit</I> to better harness resources for other projects that can give them better returns. Winners do quit. And some books are just losers. But how does one tell without finishing the book?<BR/><BR/><B>Stefanie</B>: Yeah, I'm moving very slowly on <I>Sodom and Gomorrah</I> - it's all those sluggish party scenes, they drag down the momentum of the book for me. You would think with a title like <I>Sodom and Gomorrah</I> there would be lots of decadent sex scenes? NOOOOO. Just bizarre insects and botany metaphors. If there's decadent sex I'm not getting any from Proust! But let us struggle onwards! According to Dorothy <I>The Prisoner</I> is more entertaining than the earlier 2 volumes.<BR/><BR/>So that's only about 400 pages more of Marcel the whiny idiot. Oh the joy. :(<BR/><BR/><B>LK</B>: Heehee. Another obstinate Proust reader. We should form an intervention group for ourselves. <BR/><BR/>Yes, Proust - his relevance makes reading him totally necessary - but that still doesn't take the spoilt sissy brat out of the narrator. *sigh*darkorpheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-41710378616217347672007-05-16T07:09:00.000+08:002007-05-16T07:09:00.000+08:00Synch, we both did Proust posts! I am with you and...Synch, we both did Proust posts! I am with you and Dorothy, stubborn about sticking to Proust. He is a challenge, he is difficult, he is aggravating -- but he is an experience.<BR/><BR/>I lke your connections, too. Which is another reason to love Proust. He just pops up in the most amazing contexts, doesn't he?LKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05445951627105831041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-35540422470766690262007-05-16T05:21:00.000+08:002007-05-16T05:21:00.000+08:00Wonderful post! And you give me hope with Proust s...Wonderful post! And you give me hope with Proust since I'm stuck on the Guermantes Way and have been since the end of January. Book one went faast, book two took a little longer and book three is taking forever. But I am determined to keep going and not give up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-9977401722050584952007-05-15T22:44:00.000+08:002007-05-15T22:44:00.000+08:00I think this is why I always start so many books a...I think this is why I always start so many books at once. I want to read them all, and I know there is not going to be enough time! I don't give up very easily on some books either. I'm not sure whether it is good or bad--it depends on the book. I'd say I would stick with Proust. After reading so many posts by other readers about him, I am going to have to read him, too, I think!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-50348731003058550332007-05-15T05:39:00.000+08:002007-05-15T05:39:00.000+08:00Ennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnergy! Live Proust, not li...Ennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnergy! Live Proust, not life!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.hoodpublishing.com" REL="nofollow">The Hood Company</A>bhaddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00544038923263821686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-68902442250954071392007-05-14T22:06:00.000+08:002007-05-14T22:06:00.000+08:00dorothy: Ah! You've made more progress on Proust t...<B>dorothy</B>: Ah! You've made more progress on Proust than me! You give me hope - it's going to get better, right?<BR/><BR/>The fear of not doing those things I wanted to led me to a few stupid decisions - but thankfully not many people were around to witness them. With Proust, it was a kind of challenge to myself - if I can push myself to finish it, I might have the endurance for other things.<BR/><BR/><B>bybee</B>: Thanks for the compliment, *scratch head* although I don't actually see it as a gift, just that some things feel connected sometimes. I think it happens to everyone, just for different things. But thanks for dropping by! ;)darkorpheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565452271408221461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-29094756498951606522007-05-14T17:31:00.000+08:002007-05-14T17:31:00.000+08:00I've never really felt an urge to read Proust, but...I've never really felt an urge to read Proust, but now I'm mildly interested. Everything you talked about, Alison Bechdel, Saving Face, The Graduate -- sounds really interesting. I love the way you see the connections in things! It's a gift.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914227.post-54875923194686574392007-05-14T04:45:00.000+08:002007-05-14T04:45:00.000+08:00Nice post! I've been thinking about the danger of...Nice post! I've been thinking about the danger of not doing all those things I've wanted to do -- the danger of letting time slip by and not taking any risks and then regretting it. Anyway, I've feel stubbornly determined to finish Proust too. I'm hoping to finish by the end of the summer. I'm on The Prisoner now, and finding it so far a bit more entertaining than the previous two volumes.Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.com