Das Paradies der Damen by Émile Zola

Das Paradies der Damen

Les Rougon-Macquart #11

Émile Zola with Hilda Westphal

576 pages • first pub 1883 (view editions)

fiction classics literary informative slow-paced
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The Ladies Paradise (Au Bonheur des Dames) recounts the rise of the modern department store in late nineteenth-century Paris. The store is a symbol of capitalism, of the modern city, and of the bourgeois family: it is emblematic of changes in cons...

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3.89
based on 1,873 reviews

Moods

reflective: 51%

informative: 50%

emotional: 46%

sad: 22%

challenging: 20%

hopeful: 14%

inspiring: 14%

lighthearted: 11%

dark: 9%

tense: 9%

funny: 8%

adventurous: 6%

relaxing: 5%

mysterious: 1%

Pace

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34% of readers chose medium
62% of readers chose slow
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Plot or character driven?

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41% of readers chose A mix
48% of readers chose Character
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Strong character development?

69% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
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Loveable characters?

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29% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
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Diverse cast of characters?

29% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

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23% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
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