bibblanmadde's review against another edition
3.0
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ladysamxoxo's review against another edition
3.0
Alright... shame time. I only read this book because I watched the film adaptation from 2013, In Secret, starring Elizabeth Olsen and Oscar Isaac (because, ya know, the internet’s new boyfriend, right, and I’m just complete trash). I wanted to see how the book measured up to the movie. Admittedly I thought the movie was garbage even though I LOVED it. So the book had to be better right?
CONTINUE READING
CONTINUE READING
anastasiaadamov's review against another edition
2.0
I don't know what bothered me more about this book- depressing scenery or forced character definitions by the author.
if I never again read about "female nerves" or "sanguine personalities" it will be too soon...
if I never again read about "female nerves" or "sanguine personalities" it will be too soon...
octanexit's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
_anns_'s review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
violacarboni's review against another edition
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
4.5
ipb1's review against another edition
4.0
More sensationalist than naturalist, this reads like a mashup of [b:Crime and Punishment|7144|Crime and Punishment|Fyodor Dostoevsky|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1382846449l/7144._SY75_.jpg|3393917] and [b:The Tell-Tale Heart|24874303|The Tell-Tale Heart|Edgar Allan Poe|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1423755062l/24874303._SX50_.jpg|19034527]. Obviously suffused as always with Zola's optimism and sunny disposition - he must have been the life and soul of any party.
solsticecrown's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
4byul's review against another edition
3.0
C'était mon premier livre de Zola. Outre les nombreuses répétitions, la prévisibilité de l'histoire, l'emploi abusif de certains champs lexicaux, les descriptions écrites des passages morbides (comme le corps de Camille ou encore la personnalité narcissique et manipulatrice de madame Raquin) sont exceptionnelles.