false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1226677355m/28407.jpg 6971172 92 The thirteenth novel in Émile Zola's great Rougon-Macquart sequence, <I>Germinal</I> expresses outrage at the exploitation of the many by the few, but also shows humanity's capacity for compassion and hope.<P> Etienne Lantier, an unemployed railway worker, is a clever but uneducated young man with a dangerous temper. Forced to take a back-breaking job at Le Voreux mine when he cannot get other work, he discovers that his fellow miners are ill, hungry, and in debt, unable to feed and clothe their families. When conditions in the mining community deteriorate even further, Lantier finds himself leading a strike that could mean starvation or salvation for all. 941651 book 1356 Germinal total:1530|5:595|4:504|3:312|2:80|1:40| 1530 6124 2397 143 28407 0140447423 9780140447422 1143 106 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1226677355m/28407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28407.Germinal 2 2 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 18:00:27 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 18:09:40 -0700 2008
I had a couple of issues with the book. First of all, the main characters felt very flat. There wasn't much to interest ...more...]]> 103844 1426419708 9781426419706 89 9 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171502443m/103844.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/103844.Germinal 5 1 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Thu Jul 19 07:13:11 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 07:18:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 619203 0192837028 9780192837028 18 3 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176392065m/619203.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/619203.Germinal 5 2 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Dec 12 04:25:32 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 04:28:46 -0800 2008 1
The basic storyline is a miner's strike. It...more...]]> 28407 0140447423 9780140447422 1143 106 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1226677355m/28407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28407.Germinal 4 2 false Sat Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 13:27:17 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 13:05:00 -0700 2009 ***Please VOTE***
Felt like reading a Naturlist, and I remembered Zola. Germinal was the only Zola novel on the library shelf, and I chose it merely in deferrence to the author. Little did I know that many critics believe Germinal is one of the 10 best French novels ever written.

...more...]]> 28407 0140447423 9780140447422 1143 106 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1226677355m/28407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28407.Germinal 5 0 false Tue Jan 06 01:08:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 01:17:42 -0800 2009 Moi, je vois autrement. Je n’ai guère de souci et de beauté et de perfection. Je me moque des grands siècles. Je n’ai souci que de vie, de lutte, de fièvre. -Émile Zola

Zola is the supreme novelist, at least how I interpret that vocation. Like Dickens, Zola went out and studied...more...]]> 28407 0140447423 9780140447422 1143 106 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1226677355m/28407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28407.Germinal 4 0 false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 04 02:55:01 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 03:09:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> 28407 0140447423 9780140447422 1143 106 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1226677355m/28407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28407.Germinal 1 2 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Sun Aug 19 17:58:32 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 03 05:55:11 -0700 2007 Cousin Bette.

An assigned reading for a college class. My "classics" digestion enzyme was not being secreted. I failed to appreciate it.

A classic? Perhaps. A masterful depiction of its era? Perhaps. At all enjoyable? Not by me and certa...more...]]> 437141 0140440453 9780140440454 35 6 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174765630m/437141.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/437141.Germinal 4 0 false Thu Aug 20 05:48:45 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 06:19:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 28407 0140447423 9780140447422 1143 106 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1226677355m/28407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28407.Germinal 5 0 false Fri Nov 28 07:58:56 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 07:59:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 28407 0140447423 9780140447422 1143 106 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1226677355m/28407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28407.Germinal 5 0 false Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Fri May 22 15:19:14 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 14:10:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 437141 0140440453 9780140440454 35 6 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174765630m/437141.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/437141.Germinal 5 0 false Sun Nov 02 21:28:55 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 11:57:18 -0800 2008
the story concerns a labor strike in the coal mines of northern ...more...]]> 437141 0140440453 9780140440454 35 6 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174765630m/437141.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/437141.Germinal 5 1 false Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 09:02:22 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 09:33:31 -0700 2009 Deeply moving and, oftentimes, disturbing novel. There were many moments where I'd have to put the book aside and close my eyes and just... breathe and contemplate the lives of those sad people in that mining town. I've never read anything quite so stirring. I do have to say, however, that it will p...

more...]]> 28407 0140447423 9780140447422 1143 106 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1226677355m/28407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28407.Germinal 4 0 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 10:36:51 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 20:29:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 28407 0140447423 9780140447422 1143 106 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1226677355m/28407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28407.Germinal 4 0 false Fri Jan 02 16:21:51 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 16:25:18 -0800 2009
A classic novel about class, I wish my abil...more...]]> 619203 0192837028 9780192837028 18 3 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176392065m/619203.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/619203.Germinal 5 0 false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 16:03:04 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 22:18:19 -0700 2009 Germinal is an inspirational twentieth century classic that addresses how man is driven by his innate will of survival to break the shackles of poverty and class. The story highlights the life of Etienne, a French mechanic who upon entering a mining community in search of work witnesses...more...]]> 2909139 18 2 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204152968m/2909139.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2909139.Germinal 5 1 false Thu Jun 05 19:56:47 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 20:05:20 -0700 2008 28407 0140447423 9780140447422 1143 106 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1226677355m/28407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28407.Germinal 4 0 false Mon Apr 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 28 21:37:45 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 28 21:38:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 28407 0140447423 9780140447422 1143 106 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1226677355m/28407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28407.Germinal 4 1 false Fri Aug 15 07:04:25 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 06:36:09 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 15 07:04:25 -0700 2008 more...]]> 28407 0140447423 9780140447422 1143 106 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1226677355m/28407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28407.Germinal 4 0 false Tue Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 03 04:46:18 -0800 2008 Wed Oct 01 03:06:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 28407 0140447423 9780140447422 1143 106 4.00 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1226677355m/28407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28407.Germinal 2 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jul 16 11:37:58 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 21 04:14:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=28407