Reviews

Therese Raquin by Émile Zola

astridaw's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

2.25

gryndlepuffpaste's review against another edition

5.0

WOW

luceeee's review against another edition

dark sad 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

4.5

aussi psychopathe que ça puisse paraître j'ai adoré assister à la chute de personnages condamnés depuis le début 

emptyskull's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

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

3.0

kozumethan's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

they’re so crazy, love them ! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

yunnieque's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective 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

3.25

acent003's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This was great. Big differences from the play. 

momoyoon's review against another edition

1.0

i had to read it for french class....boring and repetitive. i've never been this happy of a character's death (there two but whatever) since the governor's death in twd :')

dina_b's review

3.0

Este é um livro depressivo, com um ambiente cinzento, pouco saudável e cheio de desespero.
Teresa Raquin é uma rapariga que cresceu com um primo fraco e os cuidados da tia para com ele, acabando por casar com ele quando crescem. Mostra que toda a sua vida é escolhida pelos os outros e não por si.
A família Raquin tem uma loja numas galerias de Paris, vivendo por cima da dita loja, esta é uma das galarias mais lúgubres de Paris, escura, depressiva, onde as pessoas passam a correr sem parar. Neste ambiente depressivo, a jovem Teresa tem um caso amoroso com um amigo do marido, Laurent, levando-os a assassinar o marido para ficarem juntos, mas o resultado é bem diferente daquele que esperavam, em vez de felicidade marital, encontram loucura, desespero, violência, medo do falecido que acham que regressou para os castigar, eles não estão arrependidos do que fizeram, pois são demasiados egoístas para isso, mas leva-os a um triste fim.
Confesso o que me custou mais foi a morte do gato pelas mãos de Laurent, pobre François :-(

ccmazze's review against another edition

2.0

I read this for class and I can say without a doubt I’m glad I’m not any of these people. I wouldn’t have chosen this book in any way, shape, or form. It’s a book of truly awful people doing really stupid things.