tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post2344836014688391333..comments2023-10-21T07:57:38.605-04:00Comments on Kelly's [Former] France Blog: Literary Blog Hop-Most Difficult Literary Work You've ReadKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16933950234435601434noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-68364483907395548092010-11-13T19:49:15.120-05:002010-11-13T19:49:15.120-05:00I wish I could read Zola in French! You really ca...I wish I could read Zola in French! You really capture the feel of his prose. I loved Nana when I read it back in grad school, but haven't read Zola since then, and certainly never in French!bibliophiliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495943887513443615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-32089324185731134632010-11-13T14:17:19.302-05:002010-11-13T14:17:19.302-05:00Great essay! Like you, I often end up liking a boo...Great essay! Like you, I often end up liking a book even though I may struggle with it. A lot. <br /><br />It has been very interesting to read everyone's answers to this fun question. <a href="http://www.rosecityreader.com/2010/11/literary-blog-hop-dont-be-difficult.html" rel="nofollow">My pick was <i>Finnegans Wake</i></a>.<br /> <br /><a href="http://www.rosecityreader.com" rel="nofollow">Rose City Reader</a>Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-91942743715373531712010-11-13T11:05:26.987-05:002010-11-13T11:05:26.987-05:00I completely agree with you, Kelly. Zola was inte...I completely agree with you, Kelly. Zola was intense, so many details, and so many french words for different types of food and vegetation that aren't even in pocket dictionaries. Maybe someday I will go back to him as well. Maybe you and I could do a 'Zola Book Club' so we have each other's support?<br />Take care, HeatherHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01724172692828056031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-1123200079437127512010-11-13T09:21:03.281-05:002010-11-13T09:21:03.281-05:00Enjoyed Zola a few years ago (In my french author ...Enjoyed Zola a few years ago (In my french author phase)but have not read for a while, enjoyed your write up<br />Thanks<br />Parrish@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-29825585751835379052010-11-13T07:52:53.819-05:002010-11-13T07:52:53.819-05:00Very interesting response. I haven't read any...Very interesting response. I haven't read any Zola but I would love to. And it's soo cool that you can read it in French. Seriously, the descriptions might get on my nerves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-36240661617097592702010-11-13T02:31:24.706-05:002010-11-13T02:31:24.706-05:00I ve only read couple of zola's never really c...I ve only read couple of zola's never really connected with him ,all the best stuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-70738244494580620982010-11-12T18:10:37.588-05:002010-11-12T18:10:37.588-05:00If you do go back to Zola some day, I recommend Ge...If you do go back to Zola some day, I recommend Germinal. That book really got to me.Susan from Reading Worldhttp://susancoventry.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-7277406915350176472010-11-12T17:58:16.775-05:002010-11-12T17:58:16.775-05:00Zola is one of my new favorite authors, but then I...Zola is one of my new favorite authors, but then I didn't try to read him in French! Theresa Raquin was amazing, and I read The Ladies' Paradise earlier this year and liked that a lot, too. The Belly of Paris will be next, but who knows how I would have reacted if I'd read them in French...JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-73964446456581952982010-11-12T12:36:30.270-05:002010-11-12T12:36:30.270-05:00I've never read any Zola and definitely not in...I've never read any Zola and definitely not in French! It sounds interesting although difficult. Maybe sometime when I'm up for a challenge I'll try it (in English!!)LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194834748090369779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-36777276419021912742010-11-12T09:35:00.534-05:002010-11-12T09:35:00.534-05:00I've never read any Zola and to be honest, I w...I've never read any Zola and to be honest, I would probably get frustrated with all of the descriptions but I'd really like to check some of his work out. Maybe I'll start with some short stories...Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-53503203529558133112010-11-12T08:44:52.190-05:002010-11-12T08:44:52.190-05:00I'm jealous of the fact that you can read in F...I'm jealous of the fact that you can read in French! This author does sound challenging though.Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658279116644848784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-36497112059479480682010-11-11T23:23:35.057-05:002010-11-11T23:23:35.057-05:00naturalism sounds WIERD. Haha, maybe in a cool way...naturalism sounds WIERD. Haha, maybe in a cool way.IngridLolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079137600900264656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-64780896219167323302010-11-11T22:56:49.039-05:002010-11-11T22:56:49.039-05:00Nice! The grad student in my class got to read Na...Nice! The grad student in my class got to read Nana along with the other two, and she would have to summarize what she'd read for each class. It seemed like a really interesting book. Nana was quite the character! She actually is a little girl in L'Assommoir, and her future self is totally visible in little girl Nana! I think my next attempt at Zola will either be Nana or Germinal (which is my advisor's all-time favorite Zola novel).Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933950234435601434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638248251377623290.post-6490528313566446012010-11-11T22:45:22.545-05:002010-11-11T22:45:22.545-05:00Very interesting post-I bought last week the Oxfor...Very interesting post-I bought last week the Oxford Classic edition (in trans.) of The Belly of Paris at an 80 percent off sale-I read Nana a few months ago and really liked it-Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.com