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justlucyamelia 's review for:
Nana
by Émile Zola
no one does it like Zola - although I can't pin down what 'it' is. his books just feel so full of energy and life that you really feel like you're there, in the Paris of the past, taking in every horrible detail. I remember hearing how Joyce said if Dublin burnt down, you could rebuild it from his writing, and the same could be said Zola's Paris. you know every stain on the walls and every crack in the floor - but it doesn't feel like a list. the descriptions have so much colour, each tiny observation feels important and exciting. his characters dance in and out of one another so quickly it really makes you feel like they're living and dying in the present tense, rather than 150 years ago.