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Title: Self indulgence masked by literary allusions
Review: I was so excited to purchase and read this book. I loved Rose's critical biography of Virginia Woolf and now her clarity and insights would be extended to her own life and to Proust. What a disappointment. Rose's candor is amazing, because it reveals a rather shallow and self-satisfied woman. Her use of Proust is quite minimal and superficial. I found no relationship between her life and writing and that of Proust's. Read Proust instead!
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