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This novel had been on my mental TBR most of my adult life, as I remember watching my French mother read it when I was a child. Unfortunately, I should probably have asked her if she enjoyed it, and saved myself the struggle of reading it myself.
I know it’s on every Top 100 Books to Read Before You Die list, but for me, it was a slog. I just did not like Julien Sorel, the poor carpenter’s son who finds employment, first in the mayor’s house and later on, in a Marquis’ house. In Book One, he cour ...more
I know it’s on every Top 100 Books to Read Before You Die list, but for me, it was a slog. I just did not like Julien Sorel, the poor carpenter’s son who finds employment, first in the mayor’s house and later on, in a Marquis’ house. In Book One, he cour ...more
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