Reviews

A Day in the Country and Other Stories by Guy de Maupassant

lindseysparks's review against another edition

5.0

Guy de Maupassant just became my favorite short story writer. I loved nearly every story in this collection. Maupassant excels at building a scene and then giving the story a twist and even though you start expecting the twist he still manages to surprise you. The only story I didn't like was Coco. It's funny that this collection is called A Day in the Country and has a charming Impressionist pairing on the cover becuase many of these stories are rather dark, including a few of my favorites, The Necklace, Rosalie Prudent and The Little Roque Girl. Others like Mademoiselle Pearl are just sad. The Horla shows a man's descent into madness, much like Maupassant's own. When I read Van Gogh's. biography earlier this year it talked about how he liked Maupassant and thought Maupassant wrote in a way that similar to what the Impressionists were doing with art. He was creating impressions of scenes, showing things through a different perspective. There are perhaps a few stories by other authors that I like better but as a whole I think this is he strongest collection I've read.

imlfox's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny

ruairidh's review against another edition

dark lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

tina94's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

iriswindmeijer's review against another edition

3.0

[i]I only read a Day in the Country[/i]

A Day in the Coutnry is a really nice short story, it is entertaining and the language is simple yet nice.

bookofcinz's review against another edition

3.0

Having lived in Trinidad for the past three years, it was good to read stories that spoke to life back in the 1940s. It is always great to get a glimpse into what Trinidad was like in that era.
A decent nostalgic look into life in Trinidad in the 1940s

litdreamer's review

4.0

Finished in mid-to-late 2013.

ravipotter's review

Maybe it was intriguing in a sense that fear is our greatest enemy, but the story in itself felt meh.