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Customer reviews (10)
Slow, hard going with powerful memorable scenes
This book about strife and revolt in French mines in the 19th century is hard to rate.
"Why tempt fate by doubting it? whom they worshipped ...
"Why tempt fate by doubting it?
Didn't think I'd like it, but the story has stayed with me ...
Required reading for a master's class.
Beautiful, tragic... LOVED IT
Tragic and wonderful....
Five Stars
Great.
Five Stars
Perfect!.
Two Stars
I was expecting the French version..
It met my expectations, which were high.
It met my expectations, which were high..
Very ox-like
This is a saddening book about the plight of coal miners in France who decide to engage their employer masters in a battle of attrition.
Fast Paced, Quick Starting Read That Keeps Its Audience In The Swim.
If you're in a class, or just need to up your dose of Culture, and it's come down to a choice of Dead White Men, I'd take Zola over Melville, any day.