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Nana
by Émile Zola
This book was so outrages in parts, it was hard for me to believe it was written in the 19th century.
Lots of detailed descriptions, which fits with it being a realistic novel.
Nana is one of those heroines, who has many faults, and who conducts herself very badly most of the time, but you still can't help liking her. A poor, young woman in a man's world who managed to conquer a little corner for herself by using those rich men who put her (and her family) down in the first place.
The book ends dramatically and gets you thinking about what the actual moral here is. Is the book trying to show us that women who try to rise so highly in a man's society are doomed to a painful failure? Or is it trying to show us how depraved society really is? Or perhaps it tries to warn us off wallowing in money and befriending whores.
Whatever it is, this is a powerful book.
Lots of detailed descriptions, which fits with it being a realistic novel.
Nana is one of those heroines, who has many faults, and who conducts herself very badly most of the time, but you still can't help liking her. A poor, young woman in a man's world who managed to conquer a little corner for herself by using those rich men who put her (and her family) down in the first place.
The book ends dramatically and gets you thinking about what the actual moral here is. Is the book trying to show us that women who try to rise so highly in a man's society are doomed to a painful failure? Or is it trying to show us how depraved society really is? Or perhaps it tries to warn us off wallowing in money and befriending whores.
Whatever it is, this is a powerful book.