Shut up, Proust! Chapter 8: The End... OR IS IT?

[hannahchan]

I did it.

Four hundred and forty-four pages. Three and a half months. Approximately 70 billion metaphors. But I killed that bottle: Swann's Way is a fait accompli.

The last passage of the book, a few pages spent strolling through the autumn Bois du Boulogne, sums up everything about Proust that is wonderful--love of nature, descriptive detail,

Comments

[wasabi_poptart]

I would read it!

But you know what would be teh awesome? A novel about a woman who keeps a blog called "Shut Up Proust." And you are just the person to write that.

[overheardgirl]

I agree with poptart on both counts. Your #1 Pro outweighs all your cons, IMO. And a novel about the blog is one I would definitely read. Get to work!

[ranger_hotsauce]

I think you should do it, just so I can watch you descend into madness. It'll be fun! Well, for me.
Hmm, aren't I supposed to be sucking up to you? Crap...

[jazzometer]

I'd go for it -- my mom want me to read Ulysses with her for Christ's sake, so you might as well shack up with the fey flaneur for a while.

BUT . . . warning: tortured metaphor approaching)

You can't climb straight up Everest, so stop for a palette cleanser between every volume. Read Murukami's The WInd Up Bird Chronicles next -- it will also keep you stylistically loose and limber (even in translation -- it's that good), and then you will wake up from base camp reinvigorated, and ready for the next ascent . . . plus I want it back when you're done.

[lala_lisa]

Warning: Following post contains no metaphors.

Wind Up Bird is hard too (in a different way)--dense and weird. Besides, she really needs to read Garlic & Sapphires RIGHT NOW so I can discuss it with her.

[hannahchan]

Ha! I was totally about to respond, "But Lala wants me to read Garlic & Sapphires!" At any rate, I'd totally take breathers between books and read actual fun stuff. G&S and Bird Chronicles, and then, for real: In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower. Silliest title ev-ahr!

Wherein. . .

[plantastic]

I think you should quit your day job entirely & devote your time to blogging about books we'd all like you to read.