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judahkaresh 's review for:
Le Père Goriot
by Honoré de Balzac
emotional
sad
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:
Complicated
Started slow but ramped up somewhat. Rastignac and Goriot grew on me quite a lot, and the ending was quite emotionally resonant. Balzac also displays a witty humor at some points in his narration, which I liked. Could have done without the casual antisemitism, but that's 1835 for you.