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A review by d_audy
Germinal by Émile Zola
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
A dark, raw, merciless journey into the rough, most often miserable lives of coal miners in Northern France in the 1860s, focused on a violent workers strike that takes no prisoners. Still today a must-read novel on early capitalism and workers conditions.