false 110871 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645m/110871.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645s/110871.jpg Thérèse Raquin caused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and brought its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. Zola’s novel is not only an uninhibited portrayal of adultery, madness, and ghostly revenge, but also a devastating exploration of the darkest aspects of human existence.]]> 110871 86 1656117 book 1867 Therese Raquin (Penguin Classics) total:836|5:15|4:28|3:20|2:5|1:5| 836 3125 1266 97 4750 3.92 6103 554 44385108 664069 110871 0140449442 9780140449440 65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645m/110871.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645s/110871.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110871.Therese_Raquin 3.74 680 Thérèse Raquin caused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and brought its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. Zola’s novel is not only an uninhibited portrayal of adultery, madness, and ghostly revenge, but also a devastating exploration of the darkest aspects of human existence.]]> 1867 4 2 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 07:12:20 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 07:34:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 39079262 923580 470285 0140441204 9780140441208 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175029165m/470285.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175029165s/470285.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/470285.Therese_Raquin 3.64 45 kill in order to satisfy their lust--and stands as a key manifesto of the French Naturalist movement, of which the author was the founding father.]]> 1867 5 3 false Mon Dec 01 20:25:15 -0800 2008 Thu May 14 12:01:52 -0700 2009 50848032 1857158 110871 0140449442 9780140449440 65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645m/110871.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645s/110871.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110871.Therese_Raquin 3.74 836 Thérèse Raquin caused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and brought its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. Zola’s novel is not only an uninhibited portrayal of adultery, madness, and ghostly revenge, but also a devastating exploration of the darkest aspects of human existence.]]> 1867 5 2 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Sun Mar 29 16:15:19 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 16:18:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 71008554 217828 110871 0140449442 9780140449440 65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645m/110871.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645s/110871.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110871.Therese_Raquin 3.74 836 Thérèse Raquin caused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and brought its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. Zola’s novel is not only an uninhibited portrayal of adultery, madness, and ghostly revenge, but also a devastating exploration of the darkest aspects of human existence.]]> 1867 4 0 false Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 18:36:46 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 10:24:39 -0700 2009
(NOTE: In my comments below, I don't think I reveal anything that the b...more...]]> 11277642 185351 816917 2266159216 9782266159210 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178655777m/816917.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178655777s/816917.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/816917.Th_r_se_Raquin 3.82 22 Thérèse Raquin caused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and brought its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. Zola's novel is not only an uninhibited portrayal of adultery, madness, and ghostly revenge, but also a devastating exploration of the darkest aspects of human existence.]]> 1867 3 1 false Tue Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Dec 30 09:45:50 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 30 09:45:50 -0800 2007 more...]]> 54715346 962653 110871 0140449442 9780140449440 65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645m/110871.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645s/110871.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110871.Therese_Raquin 3.74 836 Thérèse Raquin caused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and brought its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. Zola’s novel is not only an uninhibited portrayal of adultery, madness, and ghostly revenge, but also a devastating exploration of the darkest aspects of human existence.]]> 1867 3 0 false Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 13:53:58 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 13:59:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 61279098 2463977 110871 0140449442 9780140449440 65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645m/110871.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645s/110871.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110871.Therese_Raquin 3.74 836 Thérèse Raquin caused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and brought its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. Zola’s novel is not only an uninhibited portrayal of adultery, madness, and ghostly revenge, but also a devastating exploration of the darkest aspects of human existence.]]> 1867 3 0 false Thu Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2001 Sat Jun 27 06:33:35 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 06:34:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 75601041 400778 110871 0140449442 9780140449440 65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645m/110871.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645s/110871.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110871.Therese_Raquin 3.74 836 Thérèse Raquin caused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and brought its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. Zola’s novel is not only an uninhibited portrayal of adultery, madness, and ghostly revenge, but also a devastating exploration of the darkest aspects of human existence.]]> 1867 3 1 false Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Oct 24 12:33:27 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 17 09:32:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 30353411 1403985 470285 0140441204 9780140441208 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175029165m/470285.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175029165s/470285.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/470285.Therese_Raquin 3.74 836 kill in order to satisfy their lust--and stands as a key manifesto of the French Naturalist movement, of which the author was the founding father.]]> 1867 4 1 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Aug 16 22:28:13 -0700 2008 Thu May 14 12:01:52 -0700 2009 58607000 2388120 110871 0140449442 9780140449440 65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645m/110871.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645s/110871.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110871.Therese_Raquin 3.74 836 Thérèse Raquin caused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and brought its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. Zola’s novel is not only an uninhibited portrayal of adultery, madness, and ghostly revenge, but also a devastating exploration of the darkest aspects of human existence.]]> 1867 5 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jun 05 19:54:13 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 20:03:22 -0700 2009
Th...more...]]> 64809932 388066 110871 0140449442 9780140449440 65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645m/110871.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645s/110871.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110871.Therese_Raquin 3.74 836 Thérèse Raquin caused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and brought its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. Zola’s novel is not only an uninhibited portrayal of adultery, madness, and ghostly revenge, but also a devastating exploration of the darkest aspects of human existence.]]> 1867 1 1 false Sat Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 12:17:56 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 18:25:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 38900005 1759929 470285 0140441204 9780140441208 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175029165m/470285.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175029165s/470285.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/470285.Therese_Raquin 3.74 836 kill in order to satisfy their lust--and stands as a key manifesto of the French Naturalist movement, of which the author was the founding father.]]> 1867 4 1 false Sat Nov 29 17:18:59 -0800 2008 Thu May 14 12:01:52 -0700 2009 40355613 54697 470285 0140441204 9780140441208 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175029165m/470285.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175029165s/470285.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/470285.Therese_Raquin 3.74 836 kill in order to satisfy their lust--and stands as a key manifesto of the French Naturalist movement, of which the author was the founding father.]]> 1867 3 0 false Wed Dec 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 20:37:28 -0800 2008 Thu May 14 12:01:52 -0700 2009
....."pulpy" was an excellent term to use. Hypnotic (at times, at least) was good, too...

Fast-paced, fairly action packed narrative with strong undercurrents of naturalism (man is a piece of nature, lets look at him as such, which was apparently pretty much founded...more...]]> 34751216 1499834 3862390 0199536856 9780199536856 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255960144m/3862390.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255960144s/3862390.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3862390.Therese_Raquin 3.36 11
]]> 1867 5 0 false Thu Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 13:34:46 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 29 19:19:54 -0700 2008 Once Thérése Raquin, a novel written by Émile Zola in 1866, is an intense and affecting book, at once freezing and burning the reader mercilessly. The story, which concerns a pair of adulterers planning to murder the husband who stands in their way, is a simple little thing, and perhaps handled with m...more...]]> 57155030 45618 470285 0140441204 9780140441208 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175029165m/470285.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175029165s/470285.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/470285.Therese_Raquin 3.74 836 kill in order to satisfy their lust--and stands as a key manifesto of the French Naturalist movement, of which the author was the founding father.]]> 1867 4 11 false Tue May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 10:37:39 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 21:26:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 16068507 922837 110871 0140449442 9780140449440 65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645m/110871.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645s/110871.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110871.Therese_Raquin 3.74 836 Thérèse Raquin caused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and brought its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. Zola’s novel is not only an uninhibited portrayal of adultery, madness, and ghostly revenge, but also a devastating exploration of the darkest aspects of human existence.]]> 1867 5 0 false Fri Feb 22 05:56:37 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 03 14:27:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 51547437 1908146 110871 0140449442 9780140449440 65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645m/110871.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645s/110871.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110871.Therese_Raquin 3.74 836 Thérèse Raquin caused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and brought its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. Zola’s novel is not only an uninhibited portrayal of adultery, madness, and ghostly revenge, but also a devastating exploration of the darkest aspects of human existence.]]> 1867 4 1 false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 22:02:23 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 12:46:24 -0700 2009 I never imagined the book would take the turns it does, but you'll see...
...more...]]> 43067533 1885819 110871 0140449442 9780140449440 65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645m/110871.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645s/110871.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110871.Therese_Raquin 3.74 836 Thérèse Raquin caused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and brought its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. Zola’s novel is not only an uninhibited portrayal of adultery, madness, and ghostly revenge, but also a devastating exploration of the darkest aspects of human existence.]]> 1867 5 0 false Wed Jan 14 17:28:26 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 17:35:49 -0800 2009 14883958 420574 110871 0140449442 9780140449440 65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645m/110871.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171646645s/110871.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110871.Therese_Raquin 3.74 836 Thérèse Raquin caused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and brought its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. Zola’s novel is not only an uninhibited portrayal of adultery, madness, and ghostly revenge, but also a devastating exploration of the darkest aspects of human existence.]]> 1867 3 0 false Thu Feb 07 22:16:28 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 12 00:29:21 -0700 2008 Raymond Chandler than Jane Austen. Would've made a good film noir, with Gloria Grahame playing Therese, the quiet girl who marries her lame cousin (different ti...more...]]> 72159451 2765908 470285 0140441204 9780140441208 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175029165m/470285.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175029165s/470285.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/470285.Therese_Raquin 3.74 836 kill in order to satisfy their lust--and stands as a key manifesto of the French Naturalist movement, of which the author was the founding father.]]> 1867 4 0 false Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 15:53:53 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 19:51:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=110871