The Belly of Paris by Émile Zola

The Belly of Paris

Les Rougon-Macquart #3

Émile Zola with Ernest Alfred Vizetelly (Translator)

fiction classics dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

654 pages | first published 1873

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The Belly of Paris (Le Ventre de Paris) is one of Émile Zola's most wonderfully descriptive, humorous, and exciting fictions. In this novel, the author of Germinal, L'Assommoir, Nana, and Thérèse Raquin chooses as his locale the newly-built food m...
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Summary of 218 reviews

Moods

dark 50%
informative 50%
reflective 50%
funny 37%
sad 37%
challenging 25%
emotional 12%
lighthearted 12%
mysterious 12%
tense 12%

Pace

slow 72%
medium 27%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 42% | Character: 28% | N/A: 14% | Plot: 14%

Strong character development?

No: 42% | Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 14%

Loveable characters?

No: 85% | It's complicated: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 71% | No: 28%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%

Average rating

3.89

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