Is Balzac worth it?
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Is Balzac worth it?
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>>7615075
Sorry should have been clearer. Is his novels worth reading ? If so where should I start?
I'm currently reading "La Peau de chagrin" while taking hot bath and drinking coffee. Very comfy.
>>7615097
>La Peau de chagrin"
NOIIIIICCCCEEE Love some comfy. I was thinking of starting "Eugenie Grandet"
>>7615082
Le Colonel Chabert
Le Pere Goriot
Eugenie Grandet
Illusions perdues
La Peau de chagrin
>>7615082
i was just messing with you. ive only read some short stories. they arent the same, obviously, but i would imagine if you like authors like hugo and dumas you would probably also like balzac. perhaps his short stories are different from his longer works, though.
>>7615082
define worth reading
>>7615067
Are you worth his time?
>>7615194
This is the question
Do I have to start somewhere particular with balzac? Same question with zola and his rougeon macquart, do i have to read it as a saga or just read the first that comes in my hands?
>>7615708
Just start with Le père Goriot.
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>>7615067
He was an inspiration to Proust, so yes
