tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post1355805133806602680..comments2024-03-26T13:05:44.788-04:00Comments on The Once Lost Wanderer: Germinal by Émile Zola (novel #168)Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-43109487081020225272020-11-27T16:07:35.987-05:002020-11-27T16:07:35.987-05:00I like it when I start out not loving a book, and ...I like it when I start out not loving a book, and then either suddenly, or gradually it turns. I hope you enjoy it.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-34366097984712733972020-11-27T16:06:23.368-05:002020-11-27T16:06:23.368-05:00Yes, a fascinating read. Thanks for the feedback.Yes, a fascinating read. Thanks for the feedback.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-33953133969704359752020-11-27T16:05:36.995-05:002020-11-27T16:05:36.995-05:00I hadn't even heard of Wigan Pier. Thanks.I hadn't even heard of Wigan Pier. Thanks.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-48594890714449064152020-11-26T17:20:10.670-05:002020-11-26T17:20:10.670-05:00I'm glad you liked this, despite your feelings...I'm glad you liked this, despite your feelings about it at the beginning. It's on my Classics Club list so I will be reading it eventually. I've only read two of Zola's other books - The Ladies' Paradise, which I didn't like much, and Therese Raquin, which I enjoyed, although it's a very dark book too.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618973352348296555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-71996596157720896002020-11-25T04:50:39.106-05:002020-11-25T04:50:39.106-05:00I read it for the first time in college, watched t...I read it for the first time in college, watched the French film, and re-read it recently as a group read. Having been immersed in Victorian literature for a year or so, Zola's writing style was a bit of a shock, but a good one, I'd forgotten what naturalism was all about. It was a great book, but depressing...IzaBzhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07928164883897873147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-42221925884409048692020-11-24T18:58:01.134-05:002020-11-24T18:58:01.134-05:00I have to reread this. It was my first Zola, and i...I have to reread this. It was my first Zola, and it made me what to read more from him; but unfortunately, after maybe four other titles, none of them live up to Germinal. So well written and I think I felt the same about it being tragically beautiful or beautifully tragic??? It was the imperfect ending. <br /><br />Also, I think I can see the connections to Grapes of Wrath. The tragic human story, no matter what language or country. <br /><br />P.S. Have you read Orwell's Wigan Pier? That's what reminded me of Germinal, too. Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.com