Book Review
Feb. 5th, 2009 01:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariTherese Raquin
by Emile Zola
In this short novel, the title character enters into an adulterous affair after a life of hypocritical passivity. Therese and her lover, Laurent, eventually murder her sickly husband in order to live a carefree life togather. However, the act of murder instead transforms their lives into a grotesque nightmare that leads to violence and death. It's a fairly dark novel, which takes a dim view of humanity and is entirely lacking in likable or even admirable characters. Nonetheless, Zola manages to make his misanthropic tale extremely readable and compelling.
by Emile Zola
In this short novel, the title character enters into an adulterous affair after a life of hypocritical passivity. Therese and her lover, Laurent, eventually murder her sickly husband in order to live a carefree life togather. However, the act of murder instead transforms their lives into a grotesque nightmare that leads to violence and death. It's a fairly dark novel, which takes a dim view of humanity and is entirely lacking in likable or even admirable characters. Nonetheless, Zola manages to make his misanthropic tale extremely readable and compelling.
