Within a Budding Grove by Marcel Proust

Within a Budding Grove

À la recherche du temps perdu #2

Marcel Proust with Terence Kilmartin (Translator), C.K. Scott Moncrieff (Translator)

784 pages • first pub 1918 (editions)

fiction classics literary reflective slow-paced

Description

First published in 1919, Within a Budding Grove was awarded the Prix Goncourt, bringing the author immediate fame. In this second volume of In Search of Lost Time, the narrator turns from the childhood reminiscences of Swann's Way to memories of h...

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Community Reviews Summary of 652 reviews

Moods

reflective 95%
challenging 52%
emotional 33%
relaxing 25%
inspiring 20%
funny 16%
lighthearted 16%
informative 10%
hopeful 8%
sad 8%
adventurous 2%
dark 2%
mysterious 2%

Pace

slow 93%
medium 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 85% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 63% | No: 18% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 36% | No: 21% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 77% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 27%

Average rating

4.29

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