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Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola

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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

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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.

yoshin's review

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

moshalala's review against another edition

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dark 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? Yes

2.5

blondierocket's review

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3.0

A sordid romance story of a an orphaned girl, adopted by a weathly family, only to become betrothed to her “cousin”. While she doesn’t object to the marriage at first, being shy and quiet, Therese soon falls in love with an artist and together they devise a plan to kill her husband so they can be together.

An interesting story that moves quickly along and you could almost feel the characters driven to destruction and a fate of their own making and in the end actually feel satisfied at the outcome and the mutual agreement between them.