aelumen's review against another edition
4.75
Pleasures and Days -9/10:
The Death of Baldassare Silvande - 8/10
Violante, or High Society - 8/10
Fragments From Italian Comedy - 9/10
Bouvard and Pécuchet on Society and Music - 8/10
Mme de Breyve's Melancholy Summer Vacation - 7/10
Portraits of Painters and Musicians -7/10
The Confession of a Young Woman - 10/10
A Dinner in Town - 8/10
Nostalgia - Daydreams under Changin Skies - 9/10
The end of Jelousy - 10/10
The Death of Baldassare Silvande - 8/10
Violante, or High Society - 8/10
Fragments From Italian Comedy - 9/10
Bouvard and Pécuchet on Society and Music - 8/10
Mme de Breyve's Melancholy Summer Vacation - 7/10
Portraits of Painters and Musicians -7/10
The Confession of a Young Woman - 10/10
A Dinner in Town - 8/10
Nostalgia - Daydreams under Changin Skies - 9/10
The end of Jelousy - 10/10
literarianist's review against another edition
4.0
“The divine guests that are announced by the voice of the waters, leaves and sky only ever deign to visit hearts which, by dwelling within themselves, have purified themselves.”
To My Friend Willie Heath – 4/5
The Death of Baldassare Silvande – 4/5
Violante, or High Society – 4.5/5
Fragments from Italian Comedy – 3/5
Bouvard and Pécuchet on Society and Music – 5/5
Mme de Breyves’s Melancholy Summer Vacation – 5/5
Portraits of Painters and Musicians – 3/5
The Confession of a Young Woman – 5/5
A Dinner in Town – 3/5
Nostalgia – Daydreams under Changing Skies – 4/5
The End of Jealousy – 5/5
To My Friend Willie Heath – 4/5
The Death of Baldassare Silvande – 4/5
Violante, or High Society – 4.5/5
Fragments from Italian Comedy – 3/5
Bouvard and Pécuchet on Society and Music – 5/5
Mme de Breyves’s Melancholy Summer Vacation – 5/5
Portraits of Painters and Musicians – 3/5
The Confession of a Young Woman – 5/5
A Dinner in Town – 3/5
Nostalgia – Daydreams under Changing Skies – 4/5
The End of Jealousy – 5/5
dzengota's review against another edition
3.0
Occasionally beautiful and nice but do to its short form nature difficult to get attached to in any substantial way. Knowing this is Proust's first work does make me excited to see what he has famously developed in later iterations of his writings.
numbersarereal's review against another edition
It's somewhat tiring to read since Proust is circling around ideas so consistently that you are reading almost the same story n times in a row. That being said his circling is very good - he writes extremely well. The floridity you would expect but none of the pretence. I think he is at his best when he is writing about nature rather than society which is the obvious minority of the two topics. Highlights (from memory) are, The Confessions of a Young Woman, The story of the retired captain (Nostalgia 7) and In defence of bad music.
jakebittle's review against another edition
Let's just say I'm glad my love for Proust had become unshakeable by the time I read these stories.
noonebutchels's review against another edition
4.0
great for those of us that aren’t ready to commit
justlucyamelia's review against another edition
2.0
don't @ me even proust knew this was a poor effort