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If Wuthering Heights met Crime and Punishment ... in a damp place .... you would get this book.
This is just abject misery and putrescence and a little bit of monotony, all rolled up into a book. I liked the story, or the idea of the story, but the writing got pretty dull (even listening to the audio), and I can't say I particularly enjoyed the experience.
Some of the word choices are odd and off-putting, and I don't know if it's just archaic usage or the way Zola wrote or the fault of the transla ...more
This is just abject misery and putrescence and a little bit of monotony, all rolled up into a book. I liked the story, or the idea of the story, but the writing got pretty dull (even listening to the audio), and I can't say I particularly enjoyed the experience.
Some of the word choices are odd and off-putting, and I don't know if it's just archaic usage or the way Zola wrote or the fault of the transla ...more
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Anne
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