A review by bahidby
L'Œuvre by Émile Zola

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Spoiler

Great book, a bit repetitive and long with description but it's what define Zola and some were so so beautiful.I found so many similarities between Sandoz and Zola himself, I think at the end when he talk with bongrand and agree that when you fail as an artist you should resign and k*ll yourself and then his last sentence is "let's go work"..... So meaningful in way (I think) but also not at the same times.
Great writing and story overall but some character were uninteresting.
I understand Claude obssesion with his passion but the way he treated his wife and his son, not even changing after he died in his sleep (the son) was so bad of him but I think it truly shows how can one stray away from what's really important when passion blinds you. </Spoiler>