Reviews - Otec Goriot | The StoryGraph

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Otec Goriot

Honoré de Balzac

3.66 AVERAGE

alindait3's review against another edition

3.0

reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

saulelukaite's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

lizawall's review against another edition

4.0

Money, money, money! Makes the world go round? I don't know, that's what they say. It sure does in Old Goriot, which I found convincing. Also so compelling that I missed my stop while reading it on the T, and accidentally rode the train to the end of the line. The main lesson I learned was that no matter how much you love someone, you shouldn't give them all your money or all your love, and especially not both, or you'll be left with nothing. Then again, maybe nothing is the best thing to have, so I guess the lesson is ambiguous. I liked how there is so much STUFF in Old Goriot. Why don't people write like that now? Wait, I heard there was a reason.