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A review by clarisseep
Le Rouge et le Noir by Stendhal
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
first and foremost this book was A TASK to read
i had to read this book for school and it was extremely long to read, almost and definitely too long to read
the plot in itself is actually good and the fact that the book is divided two parts each with a different “main woman” and with a different “place in society”
I personally loved Mme de Rênal's motherhood sense and Mathilde’s boredom and posh-ness
Julien’s development evolves through him changing “social classes”
other funny thing is how abbot Priard has incredible sentences/quotes
I would’ve thought it would been easier to review, and haven’t another idea about how to describe this book without actually spoiling
if you are really bored and want to read a tense, long to read, slow book that’s also a French classic: you may read this book that actually has nice messages
i had to read this book for school and it was extremely long to read, almost and definitely too long to read
the plot in itself is actually good and the fact that the book is divided two parts each with a different “main woman” and with a different “place in society”
I personally loved Mme de Rênal's motherhood sense and Mathilde’s boredom and posh-ness
Julien’s development evolves through him changing “social classes”
other funny thing is how abbot Priard has incredible sentences/quotes
I would’ve thought it would been easier to review, and haven’t another idea about how to describe this book without actually spoiling
if you are really bored and want to read a tense, long to read, slow book that’s also a French classic: you may read this book that actually has nice messages
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship