tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post6300351180688981478..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: The Fortune of the Rougons - Emile Zola Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-66807663919014454562014-02-23T12:38:27.382+00:002014-02-23T12:38:27.382+00:00I want to get through the lot, this one's give...I want to get through the lot, this one's given me high hopes, and plan to read the ones that are in print first - purely because I prefer paper books and then I can mop up the rest further down the line. I feel like I've got a lot to look forward to.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-35587916711758080012014-02-23T12:33:47.550+00:002014-02-23T12:33:47.550+00:00There's a lot of setting up in TFOTR with quit...There's a lot of setting up in TFOTR with quite a chunk of it dealing with family history and relationships so I definitely think it's worth reading it first, especially if the plan is to read quite a lot of the series. When I was looking for a list of all the titles I found one that gave the order of publication along with another that suggested reading order - not the same it seems, so I'm assuming that with the first book down I can read through the series pretty much as I like, and as copies become available to me. We'll see! Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-26888167221273353202014-02-23T08:05:21.068+00:002014-02-23T08:05:21.068+00:00I've read Three of the series completely out o...I've read Three of the series completely out of order and it didn't really matter.mif you want something sublime go for Germinal or L'Assommoir which I just finished. Brilliant novels both. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-56434200372933760192014-02-23T05:40:51.597+00:002014-02-23T05:40:51.597+00:00I've just started reading The Kill with my 19t...I've just started reading The Kill with my 19th century reading group & there are many references in the notes (OUP edition translated by BN) to TFOTR so I feel I should have read it first. However, I've read several other books in the series completely out of order so I'm sure I'll get my eye in eventually. You've begun a wonderful project.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.com