tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post1704923404112713418..comments2024-03-07T11:38:48.622-08:00Comments on We Be Reading: Classics Challenge 1: The Ladies' ParadiseKristen M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-71319829816420490172018-01-11T23:30:51.050-08:002018-01-11T23:30:51.050-08:00This book is so very Parisian! It definitely made ...This book is so very Parisian! It definitely made me yearn for a visit. :)Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-87198569795670797882018-01-10T16:17:54.494-08:002018-01-10T16:17:54.494-08:00This is on my classics challenge list too and so e...This is on my classics challenge list too and so eager to read it--I've been wanting to for awhile, and since I am going to France in July/Aug, I'm reading up on Paris in particular. My version is by a different translator than yours--I wonder if he will be as much of a seer! I loved your comment about Nostradamus. I think there is something fascinating about the advent of the dept store--even now, I love visiting the big ones in major cities like NYC.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-14478567942811547862018-01-08T15:13:55.485-08:002018-01-08T15:13:55.485-08:00I thought it had a lot of modern interest as it re...I thought it had a lot of modern interest as it relates to commerce -- the rise of Amazon and the fall of, well, everything else is nicely mirrored. I hope you get to it!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-17778531878732046252018-01-08T15:12:45.366-08:002018-01-08T15:12:45.366-08:00Yes, very one-dimensional and I kept being shocked...Yes, very one-dimensional and I kept being shocked when Denise wasn't smarter in real life because she was apparently a business genius! ;)<br />But I sure wanted to go shopping when I was done with the book so that part was great.Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-58888258264818982102018-01-08T15:11:15.629-08:002018-01-08T15:11:15.629-08:00I'm glad to know that you normally like this t...I'm glad to know that you normally like this translator. That means the one line was probably just a fluke addition.Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-85427153995173147912018-01-08T13:14:40.816-08:002018-01-08T13:14:40.816-08:00This book has been on my list of classics that I w...This book has been on my list of classics that I want to read for quite awhile. But you've inspired me; maybe I'll actually read it this year. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-73216936737179230552018-01-07T22:24:20.643-08:002018-01-07T22:24:20.643-08:00I agree that the main character of the novel was T...I agree that the main character of the novel was The Ladie’s Paradise and the other characters who were, like, actual characters and not department stores were totally underdeveloped. Denise was the worst, she was dumber than a door nail. But the picture Zola painted of the first giant retailers was pretty epic, so I had fun reading it for that.Heidenkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494625457587427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-69603298109640053302018-01-07T17:20:19.462-08:002018-01-07T17:20:19.462-08:00I've heard mixed reviews from people on this o...I've heard mixed reviews from people on this one but that might just be whether or not one likes Zola generally. I hope to get to it one day and I'm glad to see Brian Nelson has a translation out for it now. My favorite Zola translator has passed away so I look out for Nelson's work when I can.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.com