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jana33's review
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
elfsara's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
saramar's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
lizawall's review
While I was reading this I really loved Eugenie but right when I finished I started thinking she was maybe wrong.
grayjay's review against another edition
2.0
The first of Balzac's sequence of novels depicting life in Restoration-ere France, describes the life of Felix Grandet, a cooper and wine merchant who becomes morally decayed by his obsession with hoarding wealth.
His miserly habits and cut-throat business practices allow him to amass staggering wealth, but he keeps this a secret from his daughter and wife, whom he forces to live in poverty.
The novel is very well-conceived. Knowing that his kind and humble wife and daughter could be living in comfort, but instead must beg Grandet for wood to light their fire, creates an ironic tension that is intensely frustrating. As a reader I was horrified. Grandet becomes wealthier and wealthier, yet his satisfaction comes only from hoarding and not from any practical enjoyment of his wealth.
His miserly habits and cut-throat business practices allow him to amass staggering wealth, but he keeps this a secret from his daughter and wife, whom he forces to live in poverty.
The novel is very well-conceived. Knowing that his kind and humble wife and daughter could be living in comfort, but instead must beg Grandet for wood to light their fire, creates an ironic tension that is intensely frustrating. As a reader I was horrified. Grandet becomes wealthier and wealthier, yet his satisfaction comes only from hoarding and not from any practical enjoyment of his wealth.
cakicmiljana's review
funny
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
aleksandraborenovic's review against another edition
3.0
Јооој Евгенија требала си на Бахаме отићи и купити себи све и свашта, какав Шарл. Биле би 4⭐ да је било мање страница о одвратном матором Грандеу, а више о Евгенији. А и мало ме овај инцест убија у појам, фуј Французи одвратни сте.
bougies_et_etoiles's review against another edition
3.0
Eugénie Grandet est l'histoire d'un riche homme avare qui vit a Saumur avec sa femme et sa fille. Eugénie est la fille de Grandet et héritière de la fortune de son père, mais sa vie est pure et innocente jusqu'à sa rencontre avec son cousin Charles. Les deux tombent amoureux dans l'espace de quelques jours avant que Grandet l'envoie aux Indes. Cette histoire en elle-même est relativement triste alors je ne la conseille pas aux personnes qui veulent lire une histoire d'amour(ce n'est pas une histoire d'amour mais l'histoire du pouvoir de l'argent sur l'être humain).
snowcat5's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5