His Excellency Eugène Rougon by Émile Zola

His Excellency Eugène Rougon

Les Rougon-Macquart #6

Émile Zola with Brian Nelson (Translator)

384 pages first pub 1876 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark slow-paced
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'He loved power for power's sake . . . He was without question the greatest of the Rougons.'His Excellency Eugene Rougon (1876) is the sixth novel in Zola's twenty-volume Rougon-Macquart cycle. A political novel set in the corridors of power and i...

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Community Reviews Summary of 114 reviews

Moods

informative 42%
funny 38%
reflective 38%
challenging 33%
dark 28%
tense 14%
adventurous 9%
emotional 4%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 4%

Pace

slow 62%
medium 37%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 47% | A mix: 42% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 5%

Loveable characters?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 15% | Yes: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 57% | N/A: 21% | Yes: 21%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 84% | No: 15%

Average rating

3.55

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