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496 pages • first pub 1846 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375759079
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Modern Library
Publication date: 12 February 2002
Description
"Bette is a wronged soul; and when her passion does break, it is, as Balzac says, sublime and terrifying," wrote V. S. Pritchett. A late masterpiece in Balzac's La Com die Humaine, Cousin Bette is the story of a Vosges peasant who rebels against h...
Community Reviews Summary of 398 reviews
Moods
reflective 44%
sad 44%
challenging 38%
emotional 33%
tense 27%
mysterious 16%
informative 11%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 5%
Pace
medium 28%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 40% | Plot: 13%Strong character development?
No: 47% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 17%Loveable characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Racial slurs, ClassismModerate
Misogyny, Slavery, SuicideMinor
Antisemitism, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse
496 pages • first pub 1846 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375759079
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Modern Library
Publication date: 12 February 2002
Description
"Bette is a wronged soul; and when her passion does break, it is, as Balzac says, sublime and terrifying," wrote V. S. Pritchett. A late masterpiece in Balzac's La Com die Humaine, Cousin Bette is the story of a Vosges peasant who rebels against h...
Community Reviews Summary of 398 reviews
Moods
reflective 44%
sad 44%
challenging 38%
emotional 33%
tense 27%
mysterious 16%
informative 11%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 5%
Pace
medium 28%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 40% | Plot: 13%Strong character development?
No: 47% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 17%Loveable characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Racial slurs, ClassismModerate
Misogyny, Slavery, SuicideMinor
Antisemitism, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse