So, this is
the second month of my last attempt to complete The Classics Clubs Project
by March 2017. Everything looks promising till now, hopefully it lasts till the end. Here is my June stats, along with mini review of each book I read:
June 2016:
Books read = 4 of 20 (I’m still on track! J )
Books currently on progress = 1
Swann’s Way by Marcel
Proust
This might
be one of the toughest books I’ve ever tackled! Not only because of the long
sentences, but Swann’s Way is very
philosophical…in a confusing way! During my reading, I didn’t really get what
it was all about, or where Proust was taking me. Two things I have managed to
learn, however: a). The narrator had a troubled childhood—a sensitive boy who
longed for (and didn’t get much of) his parents’ affection; b). Swann was an
open minded man in the midst of hypocritical society, who was torn between his
love and jealousy to his mistress. Both lost in their memories of their past,
and I was not quite sure what awaited me in the end. Well, at least I know I
won’t read any other from the series! And pssst! I skipped several pages
towards the end… :D
The Belly of Paris by
Émile Zola
And so,
after one tedious reading above, The
Belly of Paris felt like a relieving balm. Zola must have done many
observations and data collections to create such a methodical list about food
and dishes inside the story. And look how he composed the “orchestra” of
cheeses, or made fruits to become parts of girl’s body parts….
Zola is just
that genius and artistic writer, isn't he? And that makes me loving him even more!
The Belly of Paris also let us getting
introduced to Claude Lantier, although this time he did not have important role
to the story. Overall it’s nice, only sometimes Zola got intense in highlighted
the gluttony of Paris, that it gets disgusting. Do not read this book before or
while you’re eating!
For July, I
have The Pickwick Papers and The Master and Margarita, and also one week
holiday to devour them. Yeah… this will be fun! J