L'Assommoir
by Émile Zola
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticemotive & stirringself destruction/implosioninjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeAn emotional novel that is weighty, dark and grounded. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
L'Assommoir is a study of alcoholism and poverty in the working-class districts of Paris. Gervaise Macquart, who is featured briefly in the first novel in the series, La Fortune des Rougon, is running away to Paris with her shiftless lover Lantier to work as a washerwoman in a hot, busy laundry. After Lantier leaves her, she swears to never fall in love again.
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- Author
- Émile Zola
- Published
- 1877
- Pages
- 457
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- Open Library
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