Review: Cousin Bette (Poor Relations)
Avis d'utilisateur - Ensiform - GoodreadsTranslated by (maybe) J. Waring. This is, as the editor's preface says, a disagreeable work, not because of the style but the content. An Iago of a courtesan and an overlooked old maid (Betty ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Cousin Bette (Poor Relations)
Avis d'utilisateur - Anascape Taylor - Goodreads*Spoilers Inside* Sigh. It is a shame to give only 3 stars to a book so eloquently written, but what will linger in my mind about Cousin Bette 30 years from now will most likely be the rotten taste it ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Cousin Bette (Poor Relations)
Avis d'utilisateur - Gabriel C. - GoodreadsIn the afterword it says that Balzac is the best reference we have today for the differences in income level and expenses for the upper and lower classes is Paris in the time periods about which he ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Cousin Bette (Poor Relations)
Avis d'utilisateur - Dagny - GoodreadsCousin Bette is Lisbeth Fischer, a "poor relation" of the Hulots. The story opens in 1838, when she is in her early forties, a spinster--although she had turned down several proposals of marriage ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: Cousin Bette (Poor Relations)
Avis d'utilisateur - Adela - GoodreadsVanity Fair is sunday school fodder compared to Cousin Bette. Lisbeth's grudges, Madame Marneffe's greed and manipulation, and the Baron's licentous lifestyle make for a wild read. The lengths ... Consulter l'avis complet
Difficult but enjoyable read
Avis d'utilisateur - nanamo42 - Overstock.comI loved this story, but the translation was a bit tedious. It took me a while to get into it, but stuck with it and enjoyed it. Consulter l'avis complet
