tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post115611227282109865..comments2023-10-15T11:42:21.659-04:00Comments on pages turned: Library bootySFPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17439972994357205049noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-1156280499202830752006-08-22T17:01:00.000-04:002006-08-22T17:01:00.000-04:00Kate, I'll be really interested in seeing your rev...Kate, I'll be really interested in seeing your review. I'm reading it more as a palate cleanser after the Proust more than anything else (and lo, she mentions Proust on p. 47!). I think it suffers for the same reason the Suskind did--she wrote fast and since it was set in a specific year, it had to be published quickly to remain topical. It comes off as more of a memoir than anything else.SFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439972994357205049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-1156264345668726822006-08-22T12:32:00.000-04:002006-08-22T12:32:00.000-04:00I just finished Not Buying It and I felt rather di...I just finished <I>Not Buying It</I> and I felt rather disgruntled by it though not for the same reasons as the posters that you refer to. It's not that it changes half way through but rather that it tries to be both things at once without any regard for consistency between the two. I wouldn't have had any problem with it if it had been both at once with the two sides linked and reflecting on one another. Indeed, I think that's what Levine was attempting but, in my view, she didn't pull it off. I'm still sorting out my thoughts on it and will likely post a full review soon. I'm looking forward to hearing what you think of it.Kate S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897618197257393697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-1156200182398083812006-08-21T18:43:00.000-04:002006-08-21T18:43:00.000-04:00Jeff, there's one more that I know of. It's called...Jeff, there's one more that I know of. It's called Time Regained and takes place on Proust's death bed. I think it's one to hold off on until we've finished all the novels, though. Swann in Love (definitely not a Hollywood movie as I'd ignorantly assumed)works well at the end of vol. I.SFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439972994357205049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-1156182621493280512006-08-21T13:50:00.000-04:002006-08-21T13:50:00.000-04:00I didn't know about the Jeremy Irons movie -- have...I didn't know about the Jeremy Irons movie -- have to check it out.LKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05445951627105831041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-1156173539586129212006-08-21T11:18:00.000-04:002006-08-21T11:18:00.000-04:00I was wondering if there had been any Proust movie...I was wondering if there had been any Proust movies. Do you know of any other titles out there?Quillhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07601080339912553168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861486.post-1156171485093136862006-08-21T10:44:00.000-04:002006-08-21T10:44:00.000-04:00I love bringing home new books from the library. T...I love bringing home new books from the library. There is such an air of anticipation on the thought of starting to read them. And then disappointment when I have to return half of them unread. At least I am not the only one. This is why I like to buy books--at least I will get to them eventually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com