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Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola

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kozumethan's review

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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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fviryshelves's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

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thedandybrambler's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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ruby_mae_read's review

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

3.75

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albon's review

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

5.0

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dalsegno's review

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dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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jaggillarte's review

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

3.0

This book threw intense feelings of claustrophobia and desperation at me. Personally it was a bit hard to get through because of this, but still worth reading.
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lindsopal's review

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dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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f18's review

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dark emotional tense medium-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

3.5

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williamgideon's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The experience of reading Thérèse Raquin wasn't my favorite. My main problem was the writing. In an effort of being objective and realistic, it comes across as dull and boring. I had a hard time getting through the novel, mainly because of the writing and pacing. However, I did really like the story. It's dark, challenging and quite disgusting at times, but also weirdly ironic and tragi-comical. While it did drag on for quite a while in the middle, the end left my jaw on the floor. The sheer stupidity of the two main characters is both funny and devastating.
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