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538 pages • first pub 1885 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780199536894
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 01 September 2008
Description
Zola's masterpiece of working life, Germinal (1885), exposes the inhuman conditions of miners in northern France in the 1860s. By Zola's death in 1902 it had come to symbolize the call for freedom from oppression so forcefully that the crowd which...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,626 reviews
Moods
sad 72%
emotional 59%
tense 51%
reflective 49%
challenging 43%
informative 33%
inspiring 14%
adventurous 10%
hopeful 10%
mysterious 2%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 63% | Character: 19% | Plot: 15% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 31% | No: 27% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Violence, RapeModerate
Sexual assault, Classism, Infidelity
538 pages • first pub 1885 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780199536894
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 01 September 2008
Description
Zola's masterpiece of working life, Germinal (1885), exposes the inhuman conditions of miners in northern France in the 1860s. By Zola's death in 1902 it had come to symbolize the call for freedom from oppression so forcefully that the crowd which...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,626 reviews
Moods
sad 72%
emotional 59%
tense 51%
reflective 49%
challenging 43%
informative 33%
inspiring 14%
adventurous 10%
hopeful 10%
mysterious 2%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 63% | Character: 19% | Plot: 15% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 31% | No: 27% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Violence, RapeModerate
Sexual assault, Classism, Infidelity