Reviews

Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola

sidharthvardhan's review against another edition

5.0

Involves world's first foursome featuring a man, a woman, a ghost and a cat.

Spoiler alert - no orgasms were achieved during aforementioned foursome.

prusche's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

tombennett72's review against another edition

3.0

Oof. A brilliantly told but deeply unpleasant story.

An interesting and considered approach to the translation.

itseraf's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

nalia1991's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

elna_v's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.75

clara7's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

racheljordan's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

headachefromgod's review against another edition

3.25

i get y this is important for its time and so on but i found the characterization to be a bit too extreme to really engage with the story 

suyagotz's review against another edition

3.0

I really liked the first third of this book, even the second third. But I think it could have been shorter. The end is very repetitive and tiring to read, I understand the author wanted tho show just how bad the characters feel but I understood that by page 150 just as well as I did by page 200...
But all in all it was an interesting read. Might grab another Zola book in the future.