Germinal by Émile Zola

Germinal

Les Rougon-Macquart #13

Émile Zola with Roger Pearson (Translator)

592 pages • first pub 1885 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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Germinal is the thirteenth novel in Emile Zola's Les Rougon-Macquart series and is considered a masterpiece in literature. Set in France in the 1860's, Germinal is the story of a coalminer's strike, and particularly of it's central character, Etie...

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Moods

dark 73%
sad 73%
emotional 58%
tense 52%
reflective 50%
challenging 43%
informative 33%
inspiring 14%
hopeful 11%
adventurous 9%
mysterious 2%
funny 1%

Pace

slow 53%
medium 43%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 62% | Character: 19% | Plot: 16% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 72% | No: 13% | It's complicated: 13%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 31% | No: 27% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 54% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 51% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%

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