Eugenia Grandet Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Clunky. Pere Goriot is better. Balzac likes caricatures of people, but he also likes realism, and that creates problems I think. But I liked it. The French do this "society novel" thing better than the English. Because in France it ends in tears. "

" I cant believe I happened to chance buying this book at a closing down sale. Why haven't I seen it on any of the must read classics book lists? I loved this book. If you love your classics you must read this. "

" My first Balzac, not as excellent as Zola, but then, who is? Still an engaging read. Definitely 19th century in its attitudes to gender, lots of tears and other similar romantic elements, also some incredible descriptive passages. I'll probably be back for more. "

" Brilliant novel -- miser, sheltered young daughter, downtrodden wife, early 1800s, provincial France. Translated by Sylvia Raphael. Outstanding forward by Christopher Prendergast. Magnificent characterizations. "

" Avarice trumps love--Balzac is so 21st century. "

" quel livre magnifique ! "

" Is actually the George Saintsbury edition. "

" About a father and his daughter "

" Chilling. I would like to reread this back-to-back with "Pere Goriot." "

" Portrait of a family and the wages of greed in a provincial setting. Something of a fable that demonstrates that love beats out financial security every time, but the lesson is only learned after love is lost. "

" I have to admit, I greatly prefer Barthelme's version of the story. "

" Mooi! Een realistische roman, maar dan uit 1833! Het leest superlekker weg en je krijgt wel een soort intiem inkijkje in hoe leute toen leefden. En jeetje wat een tragiek allemaal! "

" Read this in the original French in my French reading class in college. I don't remember very much about it due to the fact that I spent far more time looking up vocabulary and slightly archaic tenses than I did analyzing the story, so I should probably re-read this. "

" The story of an old miser, and the daughter, whose life and love he ruins with his greed. Balzac knew how to paint hopeful characters within a very cynical world, which makes his stories stay timely. If you've never read Balzac, this wouldn't be a bad one to start with. "

" The best Balzac? "

" never read any balzac before. and i never will again. "