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    Balzac

    Discussion in 'Discussion of Published Works' started by Steerpike, Aug 11, 2018.

    I dug out my Balzac. I mean...you know what I mean. It turns out I do have Pere Goriot. Will report back with impressions.
     
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    About 80 pages in. The writing is very descriptive in a way that works. Balzac is quite funny, his sense of humor dry. Not much action so far—more like character studies and recounting anecdotes. But it’s working.
     
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    Haha... I'm totally stealing this for my headline.
     
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    I've wanted to read Balzac, particularly "The Unknown Masterpiece". But I worry that the "old timey" language might be hard to read. I'll have to give him a try sometime myself though. But when you say "descriptive" do you mean flowery? I wonder. I'll try to find some shorter stories maybe to start. Kudos on reading one of those well regarded classic authors.
     

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