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Just started this today, and Zola served me a very descriptive DV 🥴

About 6 weeks left in 2024, and I have 6 titles left for this series. Can I do it? Can I? 🤪

Daisey That‘s a lot of Zola in 6 weeks. I tend to need a break after one of his books. Good luck! 4d

Suet624 I bet you can. 4d

Ruthiella I‘m sure you can do it if you want. But maybe don‘t rush it? Savor them. 4d

sisilia @Suet624 @Ruthiella Haha yeah, I‘m such a mood reader so let‘s see. I agree with @Daisey , too much Zola in one go is too tiring 3d

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sisilia

The Masterpiece | Emile Zola

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3⭐️ This is a thought-provoking novel that offers a compelling exploration of the artistic struggle between creative vision and commercial success. The story follows Claude Lantier, a talented but troubled painter, as he navigates the Parisian art scene. His struggles feel authentic but the supporting characters are not as engaging

IuliaC I enjoyed this one 6d

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sisilia

The Masterpiece | Emile Zola

I hope to finish this series this year 😜 Seems to be my annual resolution hahahaha but let‘s make it happen this time😅 I started this in January 2020, btw 🙈

LeahBergen Wow!! 6mo

Ruthiella Allons-y! You can do it. 👍 6mo

Leftcoastzen Wow , nice to see them all together, I‘ve read the first 2 years ago. 6mo

erzascarletbookgasm What a great stack! 💪 6mo

dabbe WOWZA! 🤩🤩🤩 6mo

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sisilia

The Masterpiece | Emile Zola

Wooohoooo I just submitted my school assignment 😝 Now I can read!!!!! Hurrah 🥳

Tamra 👏🏾👏🏾 6mo

Gissy 🙌👏👏👏👏 6mo

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 6mo

BarbaraBB Yay!🙌🏽 6mo

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sisilia

L'Assommoir | Emile Zola

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4.5⭐️ In this book, Zola chose the themes of poverty, alcoholism, and domestic violence. Zola being Zola, he didn‘t hold back 😭 My heart broke for Gervaise Macquart 💔 and she‘s been haunting me. I can‘t stop thinking about her.

sisilia “L‘Assomoir is without any doubt the most chaste of my books… I wanted to depict the inexorable downfall of a working-class family in the poisonous atmosphere of our industrial suburbs. Intoxication and idleness lead to a weakening of family ties, to the filth of promiscuity, to the progressive neglect of decent feelings and ultimately to degradation and death. It is simply morality in action.” — Emile Zola 7mo

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sisilia

L'Assommoir | Emile Zola

I started this book last year but I stopped halfway. I picked it up again recently and I have about 80 pages left. It‘s sooooo sad 😭 I will forever remember Gervaise Macquart 😢

REPollock Haven‘t read this one but I‘ve read a couple other books by him and they were both very sad too. 😢 8mo

sisilia @REPollock That‘s the thing with Zola… leaving the readers damaged emotionally 😑 8mo

BarbaraBB Hmm. Now I want to read it! What does that say about me?! 8mo

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sisilia @BarbaraBB 😅 8mo

Daisey Zola is an amazing storyteller, but so incredibly frustrating and sad. 8mo

Ruthiella OK, you have convinced me to pick my Zola project back up. I‘m reading in the suggested order, the next one will be La Curée. April or May! Watch this space. ? 8mo

sisilia @Daisey Indeed! 8mo

sisilia @Ruthiella That‘s one of my fav. Crazy Saccard! Go for it, Ruth! I have 7 more left… not sure when I can finish them all 8mo

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sisilia

L'Assommoir | Emile Zola

There‘s a chapter where Zola brought the reader to the Louvre. I enjoyed the mini tour so much I spent a lot of time googling the mentioned artworks

Dilara That's fantastic ! 12mo

IuliaC That's a great collage! 12mo

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sisilia

The Sin of Abb� Mouret | Emile Zola

Saw this on Instagram, and it got me thinking…. Why can‘t give Zola less than 4⭐️? I love Zola but I hated this book (It was 1⭐️ for me).

julesG Don't understand that either. 13mo

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IuliaC

The Masterpiece | Emile Zola

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This classic first published in 1886 is long, but it is precisely the abundance of details and extremely detailed descriptions that leave a profound mark on the reader and make it hard to forget.
The novel recounts the fictional tragic life of an original and genious artist misunderstood by the Parisian art world of the 19th century. It is said to actually reflect Zola's friendship with now famous painter Paul Cézanne.
(Photo: The Bathers, 1905)

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sisilia

L'Assommoir | Emile Zola

Back to Zola (book 13/20). I expect to be emotionally bruised 😅

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