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L'Assommoir (The Dram Shop)
by Émile Zola
A very interesting book
Key words: historical fiction, classic, French literature, naturalisme
The Drinking Den, or L’assommoir, is a classic of the French literature. It is the seventh book in the Rougon-Macquart cycle.
It was a really interesting read, though I didn’t love it. I loved being taken to the Paris of the nineteenth century. I think it’s crazy of Zola manage to write books readers want to read and like event though there are almost no loveable characters.
This book is great in that it shows very well the negative effect of alcohol. Indeed, it is what pushes the characters down and even deeper in misery. Zola knows how to describe the scenes here, sometimes even a bit too much for me.
I recommend it to people who enjoy reading historical fiction with quite some descriptions.
3/5
Key words: historical fiction, classic, French literature, naturalisme
The Drinking Den, or L’assommoir, is a classic of the French literature. It is the seventh book in the Rougon-Macquart cycle.
It was a really interesting read, though I didn’t love it. I loved being taken to the Paris of the nineteenth century. I think it’s crazy of Zola manage to write books readers want to read and like event though there are almost no loveable characters.
This book is great in that it shows very well the negative effect of alcohol. Indeed, it is what pushes the characters down and even deeper in misery. Zola knows how to describe the scenes here, sometimes even a bit too much for me.
I recommend it to people who enjoy reading historical fiction with quite some descriptions.
3/5