Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola

Thérèse Raquin

Émile Zola with Robin Buss

201 pages • first pub 1867 (editions)

fiction classics dark tense slow-paced
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One of Zola's most famous realist novels, Therese Raquin is a clinically observed, sinister tale of adultery and murder among the lower classes in nineteenth-century Parisian society.Set in the claustrophobic atmosphere of a dingy haberdasher's sh...

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3.63
based on 3,721 reviews

Moods

dark: 94%

tense: 67%

emotional: 36%

sad: 28%

reflective: 27%

mysterious: 21%

challenging: 18%

adventurous: 2%

funny: 1%

informative: 1%

Pace

15% of readers chose fast
48% of readers chose medium
36% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
27% of readers chose A mix
66% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

51% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

15% of readers chose Complicated
83% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
77% 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
2% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

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