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512 pages • first pub 1892 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140442809
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 30 March 1973
Description
The penultimate novel of the Rougon-Macquart cycle, La Debacle (1892) takes as its subject the dramatic events of the Franco-Prussian War and the Commune of 1870-1. During Zola's lifetime it was the bestselling of all his novels, praised by contem...
Community Reviews Summary of 61 reviews
Moods
dark 80%
informative 80%
sad 80%
emotional 60%
tense 60%
adventurous 20%
hopeful 20%
reflective 20%
Pace
slow 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 60% | A mix: 40%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
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Violence, Medical content, Death
512 pages • first pub 1892 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140442809
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 30 March 1973
Description
The penultimate novel of the Rougon-Macquart cycle, La Debacle (1892) takes as its subject the dramatic events of the Franco-Prussian War and the Commune of 1870-1. During Zola's lifetime it was the bestselling of all his novels, praised by contem...
Community Reviews Summary of 61 reviews
Moods
dark 80%
informative 80%
sad 80%
emotional 60%
tense 60%
adventurous 20%
hopeful 20%
reflective 20%
Pace
slow 40%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 60% | A mix: 40%Strong character development?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Medical content, Death