tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post4605165381140121797..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: The Conquest of Plassans - Emile Zola Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-76875197255484433632016-03-22T08:52:22.385+00:002016-03-22T08:52:22.385+00:00I could see it as a terrifying horror/thriller fil...I could see it as a terrifying horror/thriller film, or at least have seen all these elements in just such films. It was unsettling but hard to stop reading. I've just finished 'The Earth' and that was entirely different (shockingly different). Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-13062086179362966012016-03-22T07:34:31.770+00:002016-03-22T07:34:31.770+00:00I read this a year or two ago and your review brou...I read this a year or two ago and your review brought back what a powerful, upsetting novel it is. I found the Abbé a really scary character, so fanatical and ambitious, and so good at pulling the wool over everyone's eyes. Hooray for Zola!harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.com