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comincia lento lento e poi appassiona per la trama, purtroppo Balzac si mette un po' troppo "fuori" come narratore e sembra un cinico osservatore del tutto. Personaggi femminili risibili tout court
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A superb novel even in translation, though some witticisms, jokes, and quotes do lose their original force. Well-drawn characters with clear motives, memorable situations, moral turpitude, the machinations of the spurned and neglected, socio-economic upheaval and societal change… this novel is packed with heady stuff presented in great detail (or effectively alluded to in the margins) and that makes for an excellent and troubling tale. Bette is one hell of a character and forms the core of this
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Jan 10, 2011
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May 03, 2023
M.J. Fiori
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