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A review by coleton
Cesar Birotteau by Honoré de Balzac
3.0
This one leaned a little too heavy on the ins-and-outs of 19th century Parisian bankruptcy laws for my tastes. I love Balzac's ability to create drama from the mundane, and to find the pulpy beneath the commonplace. This was was a little too mundane and commonplace and never effectively found the drama or pulp.
It's still kind of fascinating, and there are several great parts. But I think I can safely say it's my least favorite of all the Balzac I've read so far.
It's still kind of fascinating, and there are several great parts. But I think I can safely say it's my least favorite of all the Balzac I've read so far.