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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
sad
There are some people in this world who seem born to suffer.
The seventh novel in Zola's twenty-volume series of Les Rougon-Macquart focuses on Gervaise Macquart, the daughter of Antoine Macquart, the son of Adelaide Fouque who is the head of the Rougon and Macquart family. It’s complicated! I know!
The seventh novel in Zola's twenty-volume series of Les Rougon-Macquart focuses on Gervaise Macquart, the daughter of Antoine Macquart, the son of Adelaide Fouque who is the head of the Rougon and Macquart family. It’s complicated! I know!
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Beware, reading the "Assommoir" can cause drunkenness!
They are bending to turn the pages, drunk to know what hides the social violence. Black intoxication is painful, raising the discomfort and returning to the brain.
Why is this tome one of the most famous of this author? Every reader who has appreciated it can bring their answer to this question. For my part, I explain this success by the fascination with the worst it generates in the reader. This one was the case for me.
As always with Zola, human nature is naked, crudely. The absolute master of naturalist literature reveals in this novel all the darkness of souls who know neither moderation nor charity and even less reason.
In this 7th volume of Rougon-Macquart, the main character that the reader will follow (and which he is likely to attach) is Gervaise Macquart, the granddaughter of Adelaide Fouqué's root-strain of the family. All the action of the novel takes place in Paris, in a working environment that is uncompromisingly described. This book has caused a stir in public opinion at its publication!
Gervaise is a washerwoman, a brave, hard-working girl, yet the archetype of the one "who never has luck," so expect a Zola "black from black." Mistreated by men who share her life, her goodness and endurance make them endure many trials. Even lead her on the road to success. Still, it is not counting on the "vices" to which man has so much ease in slipping: idleness and laziness, alcoholism, egoism, and waste. Gervaise's energy and patience will not succeed; it is towards the social abyss that all her family directs her steps.
Well, I'll stop there. You will understand the tone of the novel.
I will finish giving you my opinion. Stunning "piece" of literature, work that "stirs the guts" in-depth, "l'Assommoir" remains for me a staple of Zola, one of his most exceptional writings, in his likeness: challenging, realistic, and moving.
They are bending to turn the pages, drunk to know what hides the social violence. Black intoxication is painful, raising the discomfort and returning to the brain.
Why is this tome one of the most famous of this author? Every reader who has appreciated it can bring their answer to this question. For my part, I explain this success by the fascination with the worst it generates in the reader. This one was the case for me.
As always with Zola, human nature is naked, crudely. The absolute master of naturalist literature reveals in this novel all the darkness of souls who know neither moderation nor charity and even less reason.
In this 7th volume of Rougon-Macquart, the main character that the reader will follow (and which he is likely to attach) is Gervaise Macquart, the granddaughter of Adelaide Fouqué's root-strain of the family. All the action of the novel takes place in Paris, in a working environment that is uncompromisingly described. This book has caused a stir in public opinion at its publication!
Gervaise is a washerwoman, a brave, hard-working girl, yet the archetype of the one "who never has luck," so expect a Zola "black from black." Mistreated by men who share her life, her goodness and endurance make them endure many trials. Even lead her on the road to success. Still, it is not counting on the "vices" to which man has so much ease in slipping: idleness and laziness, alcoholism, egoism, and waste. Gervaise's energy and patience will not succeed; it is towards the social abyss that all her family directs her steps.
Well, I'll stop there. You will understand the tone of the novel.
I will finish giving you my opinion. Stunning "piece" of literature, work that "stirs the guts" in-depth, "l'Assommoir" remains for me a staple of Zola, one of his most exceptional writings, in his likeness: challenging, realistic, and moving.
V knize bylo spoustu dloouhých popisů, které mě zároveň bavily, ale na druhou stranu prodlužovaly čtení.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes