La Débâcle by Émile Zola

21 hours first pub 1892 (view editions) user-added

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The penultimate novel of the Rougon-Macquart cycle, La Debacle (1892) takes as its subject the dramatic events of the Franco-Prussian War and the Commune of 1870-1. During Zola's lifetime it was the bestselling of all his novels, praised by contem...

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Community Reviews

4.0
based on 105 reviews

Moods

challenging: 83%

dark: 83%

informative: 83%

sad: 83%

emotional: 66%

tense: 66%

adventurous: 16%

hopeful: 16%

reflective: 16%


Pace

66% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

66% of readers chose Plot
33% of readers chose A mix
Plot
A mix

Strong character development?

80% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Loveable characters?

40% of readers chose Yes
60% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose No
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

33% of readers chose Yes
66% of readers chose No
Yes
No

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