Originally Posted by
Vladimir777
I definitely want to read this, but I can imagine it's a very tough read. I would say don't force yourself to read it too fast. And really no books are "great" if you have to understand complex philosophy, or any other esoteric subject, to "get" the book, but I can imagine you can read In Search of Lost Time without that knowledge and still enjoy it for what it is, supposedly one of the deepest penetrations into human life and character yet penned. Again, I haven't read it, so I can't say much, but when I do read it, I don't think I'm going to do any "special research" or preparation for it.