Thérèse Raquin

Thérèse Raquin

1867 • 256 pages

Ratings27

Average rating3.6

15

Not terribly good. The prose is solid and strong, but the story is boring and drawn out. It reminds me a lot of The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. What Poe did in a short story has been extended to a full-length novel here. Sort of a waste, but will consider Zola again, only upon recommendation though.

February 14, 2012