Ugh! I majored in French, so I HAD to read some Proust. But, I seem to recall the entire class rebelling and saying we couldn't possibly finish it. Or maybe it was such a dreadful read that I've block it from my memory :-)
Then I got smart and took only classes that didn't involve any Proust. (Like I read everything by Camus for one individual study class and authors like Robbe-Grillet for another. Has anyone else read "La Jalousie?" lots of love Anne
