416 pages • first pub 1882 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780192831798
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 01 January 1999
Description
Pot Luck is the tenth in Zola's Rougon-Macquart cycle of twenty novels illustrating the influence of environment on characters from all levels of society. Zola's most acerbic fictional satire, the novel is set in a newly constructed apartment bloc...
Community Reviews Summary of 101 reviews
Moods
funny 66%
dark 50%
lighthearted 33%
informative 16%
mysterious 16%
sad 16%
tense 16%
Pace
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | Yes: 28%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | No: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault
416 pages • first pub 1882 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780192831798
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 01 January 1999
Description
Pot Luck is the tenth in Zola's Rougon-Macquart cycle of twenty novels illustrating the influence of environment on characters from all levels of society. Zola's most acerbic fictional satire, the novel is set in a newly constructed apartment bloc...
Community Reviews Summary of 101 reviews
Moods
funny 66%
dark 50%
lighthearted 33%
informative 16%
mysterious 16%
sad 16%
tense 16%
Pace
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | Yes: 28%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | No: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assault