Ginny’s Comments (group member since Sep 29, 2012)

Ginny’s comments from the The Year of Reading Proust group.

Hi, honest confession here; I've been reading the discussions and feeling very much like I'm in over my head with this year of reading Proust. However, even though I have read the first two volumes, I started reading Shattuck's book Proust's Way: A Field Guide to ISOLT and I'm feeling like this is much more doable. If I can get through several of Christopher Tolkien's volumes of the history of Middle Earth (with JRR's fathomless,beautiful made-up language) I think I can handle this. My husband and I were talking about this last night, in regard to the stamps on our foreheads or 'the ladies wearing pink dresses with pearls' that if I finish this challenge, he will get me something with pearls as a reward.He will not join the challenge with me however. So here we go! Did I mention my oldest daughter graduates this summer from high school and my deaf/blind student I interpret for in American Sign Language also graduates this year? Maybe Proust will be like yoga and be (hopefully) a stress reliever for me. Wish me luck!

I'm sure that you are correct about Flaubert and his feelings of whether we like Emma or not. I thought the idea of reading and enjoying a book had something to do with enjoying and relating to the characters in the writing. I enjoyed Flaubert's writing, however, I did not enjoy any of the characters. It was difficult to relate to any of them (except to wish that Emma might change her ways). I'm glad that I have read it, however, I don't think it will be a book that I will read again.

I finished up the book. I broke my sternum on Saturday so have been staying home recuperating from that. Not sure how I feel about her. Is my dislike for her because I don't have sympathy for her, or because I'm in pain? lol.

thanks. I'm not going to work tmw (more time to read, I guess) because of the pain meds and also that I'm a sign language interpreter- a lot of arm,hand, chest movement! Looking forward to that!

I'm still reading. I'm a little behind and not sure how much sense my posts are going to make;climbing down from a tower in a lighthouse, I fell and broke my sternum and am on vicodin right now. Yay me. I really don't like Emma so far and I just finished the part where this man who has a mistress is thinking about making a move on Emma because "Virginie" is gaining weight! My real name is Virginia, but too close to my name and now I don't like that guy either for that reason as well as his just being despicable! Joshua get better!

I'm in. I finished up part I on Friday and over this weekend started into part II.

Thank you for the encouragement! I feel a little better about my ability to take on this task!

Hi, I'm new here and trying not to be freaked out-lol! I've read the first two volumes and 1/3 of the way done with the third volume. I'm not sure if I have the right editions that we will be using on my kindle(I got what I could afford) and I don't read French (or know any French really, only a little bit of Spanish) and the only other language I'm fluent in is American Sign Language but that is hard to transcribe into a written message and maybe I'm in the wrong group and sorry that my insecurity is showing! I am looking forward to reading with this group; it will be good for me. Thanks for letting me join. : )