Michael’s Reviews > Bel-Ami > Status Update

Surprisingly gripping, possibly because it is action-oriented, but also because the alternation between the character's successes and failures keeps us on edge, wanting to know what's next. Similarly, I believe that the uneasy mix of our natural tendency to empathize with a character and, on the other hand, the amoral attitude of the character keeps us in a position where we'd like to know what's going on.