Germinal by Émile Zola

Germinal

Les Rougon-Macquart #13

Émile Zola with H. Havelock Ellis (Translator)

510 pages • first pub 1885 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Description

Germinal is the thirteenth novel in Emile Zola's Les Rougon-Macquart series and is considered a masterpiece in literature. Set in France in the 1860's, Germinal is the story of a coalminer's strike, and particularly of it's central character, Etie...

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Moods

dark 67%
sad 67%
emotional 58%
reflective 50%
tense 48%
challenging 43%
informative 36%
inspiring 12%
hopeful 9%
adventurous 8%
mysterious 2%
funny 1%

Pace

slow 54%
medium 40%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 64% | Plot: 18% | Character: 15% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 13%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 33% | No: 28% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 58% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 59% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 3%

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