The Captive
A SciFi Alien Romance

So along with Albertine, I'm not not much liking our protagonist that much either. However, I'm reserving the right to change my mind as being on the fence as my still preferred seat. If we look at him from a high view, we see the jealousy, the darkness, and the need to keep Albertine prisoner as tr......more

This part of the book provides us with a truly agonising insight into the consequences of jealousy, when it is taken to pathological extremes. Proust must have experienced this himself to be able to depict it so realistically.......more

Només començar, les primeres frases són fantàstiques, com a científic m’encanta adonar-me de l’aplicació dels principis físics a la vida quotidiana.......more

This poor, pathetic, self-obsessed, delusional, manipulative, lying, passive-aggressive sod. I get that the narrator's attempt to assert his will over Albertine is a metaphor for the author's attempt to subdue and control his own homosexuality. It's a shame that he lived in a time where being gay wa......more

What to read during the Coronavirus crisis while stuck at home unable to leave the house? Well what better than Proust to while away the long, long hours. Nothing actually happens but the minutiae of the narrators life and reminiscences of his past make it a beautiful read and ideal for these strang......more