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If Wuthering Heights met Crime and Punishment ... in a damp place .... you would get this book.
This is just abject misery and putrescence and a little bit of monotony, all rolled up into a book. I liked the story, or the idea of the story, but the writing got pretty dull (even listening to the audio), and I can't say I particularly enjoyed the experience.
Some of the word choices are odd and off-putting, and I don't know if it's just archaic usage or the way Zola wrote or the fault of the transla ...more
This is just abject misery and putrescence and a little bit of monotony, all rolled up into a book. I liked the story, or the idea of the story, but the writing got pretty dull (even listening to the audio), and I can't say I particularly enjoyed the experience.
Some of the word choices are odd and off-putting, and I don't know if it's just archaic usage or the way Zola wrote or the fault of the transla ...more
"There was fear deep down in their hearts. Their desires shuddered. They were leaning on each other, in a way, as though above an abyss whose horror enticed them; they hunched together over their existence, clinging on speechless while a searingly voluptuous vertigo made their limbs droop and gave them a crazed sensation of falling."
Le Figaro described this as "putrid". I know they meant it as a negative, but it's a perfect description and wouldn't deter me. The Vintage cover is such a great ...more
Jun 16, 2016
Dianna
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Jangan terjebak dengan cover yang cantik ini. Ini bukan novel romance yang penuh kata-kata cinta. Isinya justru penuh dengan kelicikan dan nafsu. Laurent bukanlah pria tampan yang tatapannya sanggup membuat perempuan meleleh, Therese juga bukan gadis cantik yang bikin pria jadi kalang kabut. Mereka bertemu dan berhubungan karena saling memanfaatkan kesempatan, untuk mendapatkan keuntungan pribadi, bukan karena cinta. Laurent mendapatkan tiga keuntungan, perhatian seorang ibu dari Mme Raquin, men
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Morbidly amusing at first, but it got kind of tedious.
This is a work that would have benefited from the old advice, "show; don't tell." ...more
This is a work that would have benefited from the old advice, "show; don't tell." ...more
An interesting meditation on the result of committing murder. On a more generous day it would be a 4.
I read this in email format through dailylit.com. I really enjoyed this book. The story was not a happy one, but I really liked Zola's style and what he did with the characters. And I thought the ending was great. I would eventually love to read this in the original French.
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Apr 04, 2008
Jennie
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