Eugénie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac

Eugénie Grandet

La Comédie Humaine #30

Honoré de Balzac with Sylvia Raphael (Translator), Christopher Prendergast (Contributor)

236 pages • first pub 1833 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

'Who is going to marry Eugenie Grandet?' This is the question that fills the minds of the inhabitants of Saumur, the setting for Eugenie Grandet (1833), one of the the earliest and most famous novels in Balzac's Comedie humaine. The Grandet househ...

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Moods

reflective 58%
emotional 48%
sad 38%
dark 17%
lighthearted 10%
challenging 7%
funny 7%
informative 7%
adventurous 5%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
tense 2%

Pace

slow 57%
medium 38%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 60% | A mix: 31% | N/A: 5% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 74% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 11%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 45% | No: 28% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 83% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 8%

Average rating

3.49

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