I had a job for about a couple of years that gave me enough spare time to read Proust's 1.2m word epic InSearchofLostTime. There was some work to be done but it never took me more than an hour or two, and then my boss was quite happy for me to drift off to the Belle Epoque. I couldn't really get into reading it at home because, as the father of young kids, I was too busy most of the time and you really need to concentrate on P's page-long sentences. I alternated between leisurely, engrossed reading and teaching myself web development skills...happy days!
At the same Not that I consider reading Proust a waste of time,
Thanks for mentioning this, involuntary memory themed book sounds awesome. How long did it take you to read through in calendar time, not active reading time?
A bit more than a year. There are some extended longeurs, especially SodomandGomorrah, during which I was getting a bit fed up with it so once or twice I gave myself a few weeks off. It is a magnificent novel though, worth sticking with it.
At the same Not that I consider reading Proust a waste of time,