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It's so rare to see Zola showing any sense of the romantic, but when Miette wraps her cloak around Silvère, it's so lofty and tender. I really didn't think Zola had it in him, to be honest.
— Mar 24, 2026 07:45AM
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Dr. Sionainn
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I love Zola, but I never thought he was very good a portraying love/relationships/the fully human aspect of society. He tends to portray people as sterile social experiments. However, I think this is the first portrayal of a couple that I could actually call tender in his work.
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Since undergrad, I've wanted to read Zola's twenty volume Rougon-Macquart series in order. I ordered the first five and am buckling down.
For all the prestige Zola has, it's interesting to see how his writing is reminiscent of scandalous 'trashy' novels of the time. That being said, starting his novel with how children play with skulls in this doomed town is pretty hardcore.
— Mar 23, 2026 01:52AM
For all the prestige Zola has, it's interesting to see how his writing is reminiscent of scandalous 'trashy' novels of the time. That being said, starting his novel with how children play with skulls in this doomed town is pretty hardcore.
