Huh? That was my initial thought when I started reading this section. It seemed like the author was saying some profound things, but in all honesty they flew over my head. I had a hard time following what he was saying, but after re-reading some of the lines it started to make sense (a bit). The part that really stood out to me and had me thinking more deeply was “I would rest my cheeks tenderly against the lovely cheeks of the pillow, which, full and fresh, are like the cheeks of our childhood” (pg.4). I don’t quite know what it was about the sentence but it evoked a warm and somewhat nostalgic feeling in me, that had me reminiscing my childhood, which I guess was the author’s intention.<\/p>\n
Now, before I move onto discussing some of the themes in the novel I have to point out that I did not like the style of writing. Whenever a memory was referenced it seemed like a run-on sentence with a bunch of words just stringed together. I truly believe the author could have gotten to the point much faster, but\u00a0no<\/em> instead he chose to take the longer route. Being detailed is important because it paints a picture for the audience, however there is such a thing as being\u00a0too detailed<\/em>. Anyways, I won’t complain further about that because it will turn into a rant. Now, I\u00a0do<\/em> understand that this is a writing style, however that doesn’t mean I have to like it.<\/p>\n One of the main themes throughout the novel was childhood and memory, which seems like a pretty straightforward and easy theme. However, the way the author depicted the childhood memories was anything but that<\/em>. All the memories were strewn together in a non-chronological order, which was both confusing and…fun. It added a level of depth to the memories being told that made it seem more realistic. If I think back to the times I reminisced about my childhood, none of the memories come to me in order, they are\u00a0all over the place<\/em>. There are scents or places that trigger a memory so deeply embedded into my brain, that I had forgotten even existed. So, I will say I did enjoy how the memories came in a blur because it made me relate to the text and actually had me thinking back to my childhood, alongside him.<\/p>\n This novel wasn’t my favourite but at least I can say I did enjoy one thing :)<\/p>\n Question to think about: Going back to the writing style, do you think the novel would have had the same effect if it was written in a different style of writing? Would it alter your positive or negative feelings towards the novel?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Huh? That was my initial thought when I started reading this section. It seemed like the author was saying some profound things, but in all honesty they flew over my head. I had a hard time following what he was saying, but after re-reading some of the lines it started to make sense (a bit). […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":94223,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4],"tags":[6,7],"class_list":["post-14","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs","category-proust","tag-memory","tag-time"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alizey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alizey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alizey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alizey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/94223"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alizey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alizey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alizey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14\/revisions\/17"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alizey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alizey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/alizey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}