Eugenie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac

Eugenie Grandet

La Comédie Humaine #30

Honoré de Balzac with Marion Ayton Crawford (Translator)

256 pages • first pub 1833 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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Depicting the fatal clash between material desires and the liberating power of human passions, Honor de Balzac's Eug nie Grandet is translated with an introduction by M.A. Crawford in Penguin Classics. In a gloomy house in provincial Saumur, the m...

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3.56
based on 1,340 reviews

Moods

emotional: 60%

reflective: 56%

sad: 52%

dark: 20%

challenging: 12%

funny: 10%

lighthearted: 7%

informative: 6%

tense: 6%

adventurous: 4%

hopeful: 3%

inspiring: 3%

mysterious: 1%

Pace

7% of readers chose fast
51% of readers chose medium
41% of readers chose slow
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Plot or character driven?

7% of readers chose Plot
23% of readers chose A mix
66% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
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Strong character development?

61% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
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Loveable characters?

24% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
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Diverse cast of characters?

13% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
84% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

78% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
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