La Curée by Émile Zola

La Curée

Les Rougon-Macquart #2

Émile Zola

447 pages • first pub 1871 (view editions) user-added

fiction classics literary dark emotional slow-paced
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La Curée is ideal for readers who appreciate dark, emotionally charged explorations of societal corruption and decadence, set against the backdrop of a meticulously depicted historical Paris.

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A la fin d'une chasse, pendant la curée, les chiens dévorent les entrailles de la bête tuée. Pour le jeune Zola qui déteste son époque, c'est le cœur de Paris, entaillé par les larges avenues de Napoléon III, que des spéculateurs véreux s'arrachen...

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Community Reviews

3.81
based on 578 reviews

Moods

dark: 63%

reflective: 51%

emotional: 39%

sad: 35%

tense: 27%

challenging: 23%

informative: 14%

adventurous: 11%

mysterious: 4%

lighthearted: 2%

funny: 1%

inspiring: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

4% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
45% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
25% of readers chose A mix
70% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

56% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
55% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
67% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

96% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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