Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of 1913

have only read swann's way (the only proust i've read so far, sadly) and patchwork girl of oz. so i guess i'm going with ol' swann.

I will try Proust one day honest. But I've read Le Grand Meaulnes at least three times.

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I've read Proust and Lawrence. For me, the most memorable moment in Sons and Lovers is a description of the father's calm anticipatory morning routine before he goes down in the mines - partly because I have the received idea of mining as one of the most horrible ways to earn a living, and partly because I associate mornings before work with anxiety, pickaxe or no. It was sort of revelatory to see this man looking forward to his shift in the pits with his coworkers.

Proust is probably a better writer in total, though.

Really want to read some more Lawrence. Really liked a lot of the poetry, and a couple of short story collections.

I reckon his short stories and novellas are his best work, really phenomenal at times, and no space for the Do
You Seeisms of his big novels.

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I've never finished The Custom Of The Country but have tried a few times. Maybe the comic tone of it is harder to tune in to. Wharton is amazing though and The House of Mirth may be my favourite novel.

Allons enfants de la Patrie!

Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of 1914

the aforementioned 3 things on my todo list all came within the top 4... maybe i should add o pioneers as well...