Eugenie Grandet: Classic Literature by Katherine Prescott Wormeley, Honoré de Balzac

Eugenie Grandet: Classic Literature

La Comédie Humaine #30

Katherine Prescott Wormeley, Honoré de Balzac with Honoré de Balzac (Translator)

102 pages first pub 1833 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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Eugenie Grandet is set in the town of Saumur. Eugenie's father Felix is a former cooper who has become wealthy through both business ventures and inheritance (inheriting the estates of his mother-in-law, grandfather-in-law and grandmother all in o...

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3.56
based on 1,263 reviews

Moods

emotional: 59%

reflective: 56%

sad: 49%

dark: 20%

challenging: 13%

funny: 11%

lighthearted: 8%

informative: 7%

tense: 6%

adventurous: 5%

hopeful: 3%

inspiring: 3%

mysterious: 1%


Pace

8% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
40% of readers chose slow
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Plot or character driven?

8% of readers chose Plot
25% of readers chose A mix
63% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
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Strong character development?

58% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
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Loveable characters?

25% of readers chose Yes
43% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
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Diverse cast of characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
83% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

80% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
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Complicated
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