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Pleasures and Regrets

Name: Pleasures and Regrets
Author: Marcel Proust

by Marcel Proust

1896•Drama•263 pages

Taste attributes: dramaslowheavyrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeGrounded and unhurried: an emotional novel. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Open Library rating

4.7 / 5

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About This Book

Offers brief sketches and short stories about the lives of the nobility, a suicide attempt, dinner parties, love affairs, jealousy, and the beauty of nature

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaComplex relationshipSocial commentary

Subjects

ManuscriptsEnglish TranslationsFacsimiles

Details

Author: Marcel Proust
Published: 1896
Pages: 263
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Source: Open Library

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