His Excellency Eugène Rougon by Émile Zola

His Excellency Eugène Rougon

Les Rougon-Macquart #6

Émile Zola with Brian Nelson (Translator)

384 pages first pub 1876 (editions)

fiction classics dark slow-paced

Description

'He loved power for power's sake . . . He was without question the greatest of the Rougons.'His Excellency Eugene Rougon (1876) is the sixth novel in Zola's twenty-volume Rougon-Macquart cycle. A political novel set in the corridors of power and i...

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Community Reviews Summary of 72 reviews

Moods

informative 62%
funny 50%
reflective 50%
challenging 25%
dark 25%
tense 25%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 62% | A mix: 37%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

N/A: 37% | No: 37% | Yes: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 62% | No: 37%

Average rating

3.52

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