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browngirlreading's review against another edition
challenging
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
louloup_reads's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
estherounette's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
viviuhler's review
dark
emotional
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
1.0
This was thoroughly disturbing and not in a good way. Made me very uncomfortable. I think Zola wanted us to root for the romance but I abhorred it as anyone with morals should.
netechanacho's review against another edition
1.0
Livre TRAUMATISANT pour une fille de 12 ans my god
geoff_ce's review against another edition
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
blueyorkie's review against another edition
4.0
In 1893, Zola published this last volume of Rougon-Macquart. Doctor Pascal is a bit like his double. Moreover, taking refuge in London after the Dreyfus affair, he signed his hotel card with this name.
In family history, this character has a special place, indeed. It is the fictitious custodian of what the author wanted to demonstrate in this long-term work: the laws of heredity from generation to generation. Because it is the passion to which the doctor devotes his life. He wants to prove the consequences of an initial defect by examining his own family: the grandmother's madness, Adélaïde Foulque.
I have tenderness for this character, whose evocation logically closes the work since he embodies the author's project. There is in his loneliness a sadness that moves. Despite being a devoted physician, he lives on the sidelines and often feels misunderstood. However, I also like his generosity and his enthusiasm.
And above all, what gives an emotional aspect to her character is her second passion, tormented and plagued by the intolerance of others: that for Clotilde, her niece, tender and sincere, who assists her in her research and will become a disturbing, beautiful young woman. Their relationship has never seemed unhealthy to me; they have such purity, such innocence.
The author's last word evokes the child who will be born from their union: "And after so many terrible Rougons, so many abominable Macquartes, another was born. Life was not afraid to create one. one more, in the brave challenge of his eternity." A fate to imagine beyond writing.
In family history, this character has a special place, indeed. It is the fictitious custodian of what the author wanted to demonstrate in this long-term work: the laws of heredity from generation to generation. Because it is the passion to which the doctor devotes his life. He wants to prove the consequences of an initial defect by examining his own family: the grandmother's madness, Adélaïde Foulque.
I have tenderness for this character, whose evocation logically closes the work since he embodies the author's project. There is in his loneliness a sadness that moves. Despite being a devoted physician, he lives on the sidelines and often feels misunderstood. However, I also like his generosity and his enthusiasm.
And above all, what gives an emotional aspect to her character is her second passion, tormented and plagued by the intolerance of others: that for Clotilde, her niece, tender and sincere, who assists her in her research and will become a disturbing, beautiful young woman. Their relationship has never seemed unhealthy to me; they have such purity, such innocence.
The author's last word evokes the child who will be born from their union: "And after so many terrible Rougons, so many abominable Macquartes, another was born. Life was not afraid to create one. one more, in the brave challenge of his eternity." A fate to imagine beyond writing.
moncoinlecture's review against another edition
4.0
J'ai fini les Rougon-Macquart! Incroyable. Et j'ai beaucoup aimé cette conclusion.
Mon billet sur le blogue: http://moncoinlecture.com/le-docteur-pascal-emile-zola/
Mon billet sur le blogue: http://moncoinlecture.com/le-docteur-pascal-emile-zola/
charlottej's review against another edition
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, and Incest
Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Sexual content, and Grief
Minor: Pregnancy