tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post4422536591422460986..comments2024-02-05T18:55:01.932+01:00Comments on In My Book: Germinal by Emile ZolaArenelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646965847129179304noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-18662759884147167602013-09-10T13:05:43.669+02:002013-09-10T13:05:43.669+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-57194607026396619752013-09-10T13:05:34.046+02:002013-09-10T13:05:34.046+02:00I can't help but think that the sex scenes wer...I can't help but think that the sex scenes were based on the reality of the times...otherwise how did they all end with such large families??Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-19728691920133703272013-04-17T20:53:08.219+02:002013-04-17T20:53:08.219+02:00I agree that those small unpleasant issues don'...I agree that those small unpleasant issues don't spoil the idea and the scope of the book, although they leave some nasty aftertaste. But realism is realism, I understand that I can't expect ideal scenery, beautiful sunsets and idyllic love in a mining town of the 19th century :)Arenelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646965847129179304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-18584522721314043962013-04-17T20:49:19.622+02:002013-04-17T20:49:19.622+02:00Are the others darker? Oh my... But still, his wri...Are the others darker? Oh my... But still, his writing is so good that it will not stop me from reading more of his books :)Arenelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646965847129179304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-81581497659652194532013-04-17T17:51:45.391+02:002013-04-17T17:51:45.391+02:00Your comment about the sex scenes really made me l...Your comment about the sex scenes really made me laugh! Yes, I can't imagine anyone thinking about sex when stuck underground in a life threatening mine disaster.<br /><br />Did you notice that Zola kept going on about La Maheude's breasts aswell? I think he referred to her "udders" about three times. I can see that one mention of the fact that she is breastfeeding in front of everyone and that her breast is quite pendulous helps to illustrate how their is no privacy for the miners in their accommodation and that La Maheude's body has been worn out with constant child bearing and raising, but to keep mentioning it in such unflattering terms began to grate with me a bit.<br /><br />Despite these couple of niggles, I loved this novel and I liked the realism as it showed that whatever their human and social failings, the miners, like all men, deserve justice in their working life. <br />The Library Filehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527116517016583815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-38936774344817474502013-04-15T03:58:54.061+02:002013-04-15T03:58:54.061+02:00Haha...it's rather difficult for me too to ima...Haha...it's rather difficult for me too to imagine the sex scene in the middle of starving condition. But apart from that, I love Zola's vivid descriptions. How could he wrote the mining and the machines so beautifully? And I love the ending, at least it's not as dark as the others I have read so far.Fanda Classiclithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642429343958941266noreply@blogger.com