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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
The story is quite simple, but enjoyed the slice of life approach. In some places, especially the beginning felt more like a play than a novel.
Jamais lu avant. Un récit simple mais sur un temps long. Balzac est vraiment un maître.
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Being a miser can destroy lives and being a good person is no guarantee that you'll have a good life.
I am not sure if there is a more terrifying character in fiction than Pere Grandet, The terror comes from the knowledge that people like him exist in the world. Balzac is just a master of telling the story of the human experience, granted in Paris in the 18th century but the timelessness and the real story is how we react to, help, hurt and shape each other personally and socially. Individuals and communities. So interesting, I hope to read everything Balzac wrote.
Incredibly depressing read. One miserable bugger keeps being a miserable bugger and makes all around him miserable and they all die. Miserably.
I read Eugenie Grandet after a long period of non-classics reading and till the end, I just thought either the way people in 18th century thought was too simple or the way we think is too complicated, because the characters happened to seem so predictable too me. The good ones were too stupid and the bad ones were caricatures of villains. In my opinion nothing really important happened during the story and if it wasn't for the reducing number of pages, I would've thought the main story hasn't begun yet. And at the end I just thought why should one even care?
Or maybe simply I am mentally incapable of understanding a masterpiece!
Or maybe simply I am mentally incapable of understanding a masterpiece!
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
