Therese Raquin Audiobook (Unabridged)

" As usual with Zola, you discover the darkest side of people. This book brought my morale down, feeling that i had been in the same room as the characters for 3 days. However, very well written like Zola knows how to do it. "

" This was the novel that first made Emile Zola famous and no wonder - it is savage and shocking, even today. A short, intimate piece, but with all the grit and dramatic power that he would use to such great effect in his later work. "

" Therese, a woman who has been emotionally kept since a child, has an affair. She and her lover decide murder her dolt of a husband and the consequences of that action. I love Zola's naturalism. "

" This is my number 1 favourite Emile Zola book. Definately a must read! "

" A dark read. Reminiscent of Flaubert's Madame Bovary. Rather too long for the story, but captivating in many parts. Must have created a stir in Zola's time. Created a good discussion in my reading list. "

" I liked it, granted the ending did not surprise me and I felt that the truly honorable person was killed off but, I liked the dynamics of the various relationships, the psychological guilt and how it affected the lovers, and those around them. "

" Snore. Useful only for seeing Zola develop his style and themes "

" Intriguing and well written. Great story. Held my attention from the start. Kate Winslet is an excellent narrator. "

" This was really good, but I'm knocking a star off for animal cruelty. A short and dark morality tale best enjoyed with a glass of wine in these cold winter months. "

" Great read one of my all time favourites. "

" This book is perfect reading for Halloween. "

" Id read the novel when I was 17 and loved it. "

" J'aime Zola quand il raconte des femmes. "

" Zola's insight into the human psyche is incredible "

" A little hyperbolic, but highly influential and quite satisfying. "

" Dark, very dark... A tale of adultry and murder in the lower classes of Paris. The first book of Zola's that I've read. "

" A good story and beautifully written. Poverty, passion, murder. If you like Charles Dickens, this will be up your street! "

" Credited in some circles with being the novel to inspire the "film noir" genre, this book is a fascinating look into the grotesque. "

" I'm finished with Therese Raquin: This story is tragic and horrific. The characters are awful people who after committing adultery and murder drive each other insane. But, revenge can be sweet. Although this novel is grim, it has a great plot. "

" More people need to read Zola. "

" I remember seeing a TV adaptation of this when I was at school and it was very powerful. I enjoyed the book very much and the descent into mightmarish guilt is powerfully written. "

" I bet this book was scandalous and shocking in its day. "

" his is a psychological study of the minds of two murderers. This is my third Emile Zola book, and I am amazed at his diversity. He is a fine writer. "

" Must be the best book we've read in English so far. I really liked it, after having read Tha Father and A Doll's House were nothing really happens, this was a positive surprise. Things happened all the time in this book. Thumbs up. "

" way more bearable this time. "

" The story stretches for too long. The main characters aren't sympathetic. It can be moralistic, but it is quite visual and I like the suspense with the mother-in-law. In some ways, the character seems to be saying something about the son. "

" After an elaborate psychological description allover the novel the end was very abrupt and less developed. "

" Awesome book!! Looooved the end of it... "

" First third of the story is wee bit slow, transition-wise. "

" This was the novel that first made Emile Zola famous and no wonder - it is savage and shocking, even today. A short, intimate piece, but with all the grit and dramatic power that he would use to such great effect in his later work. "

" Zola was exhaustive in his efforts to establish his thesis of debilitating compunction. Unofrtunately the reader is left bruised and likewise knackered. "

" I'm more of a middle 3-4 stars on this, but I opted for higher. I quite enjoyed this more the third time I read it through. "