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Nancy is on page 500 of 704

What have I put off reading this novel for years...no decades? All of the characters want something intensely—love, money, revenge, or social recognition...and now we see who is successful and who ends up in the gutter!

— Dec 14, 2025 11:40PM

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Nancy is on page 300 of 704

Everyone wants good reviews: actresses submit to journalists....journalists submit to publishers and the public never reads the truth just comments paid for by interested parties who will make money!
Lucien feels poetry is being dragged through the mire his friend says: "...you still have your illusions." (part 2, pg 286) - No time to read the book? Watch the movie (2021) on streaming.

— Dec 14, 2025 01:03AM

Nancy is on page 171 of 704

Book starts with a detailed look at fashions, furnishings, finances, and class hierarchies in French provincial society.
Lucien is headed for a shock in
part 2: Paris is ready to crush this wannabe poet!

— Dec 13, 2025 02:25AM