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msgtdameron 's review for:
The Magic Skin (La Peau de Chagrin)
by Honoré de Balzac
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a great read. Balzac describes the debauchery most wonderfully and Raphiale's intense interest in the size of the skin is really quite amusing after the first night. One wonders why he didn't just use the power of the skin to seduce and use Foedora up, but he doesn't. The whole work shows how fast once someone realizes how short life really is that they can change. Raphiale does change and to see this change one must read the work.