tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post5972671096260772949..comments2023-05-30T07:00:13.707-04:00Comments on Bookphilia.com: Elegant parricideBookphiliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155882653615842141noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-51212252220373161032010-09-07T19:39:19.290-04:002010-09-07T19:39:19.290-04:00P.S. Rastignac appears in twenty six of Balzac'...P.S. Rastignac appears in twenty six of Balzac's novels!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-44894816037908910842010-09-07T19:38:18.534-04:002010-09-07T19:38:18.534-04:00Finally read and reviewed this (and I'm now re...Finally read and reviewed this (and I'm now reading 'King Lear' to get the whole effect!). From what I recall, the original last line doesn't actually mention war, it goes something like "It's just us two now", implying Rastignac's challenge to Paris and its social scene.<br /><br />I must check that when I get home...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-52272173332245617012010-03-14T16:00:49.067-04:002010-03-14T16:00:49.067-04:00I have this Balzac waiting for me, and I am tempte...I have this Balzac waiting for me, and I am tempted to dive right in, but I'll be reading Modeste Mignon first for my book group this month.<br />I'm so glad you loved this book! Balzac is just too good.verbivorehttp://incurablelogophilia.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-43717483307542601092010-03-12T18:01:31.835-05:002010-03-12T18:01:31.835-05:00Where is Rastignac's story picked up?
Where ...<i>Where is Rastignac's story picked up? </i><br /><br />Where is it not? Rastignac is one of the most-mentioned characters. He pops up constantly, sometimes with new information attached, sometimes not. He's in plenty of stories that I have <i>not</i> read - some of those may have details I don't know about.<br /><br />"The House of Nucingen" is a good place to follow him. It's a story that fits right in with <i>Père Goriot</i>.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-3971447640661336382010-03-12T17:22:21.122-05:002010-03-12T17:22:21.122-05:00raych: I love King Lear. It's just so gruesome...raych: I love King Lear. It's just so gruesome. "Like flies to wanton boys are we to the gods - they kill us for their sport!"<br /><br />Tony: That's a perfect reason to skip an entire review.<br /><br />heidenkind: I guess I think bitter pills are delicious!<br /><br />Amateur Reader: Where is Rastignac's story picked up? <br /><br />Stefanie: I like the eyebrow too. My husband sometimes has eyebrows like that.Bookphiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05155882653615842141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-78093690191775911612010-03-12T14:06:10.726-05:002010-03-12T14:06:10.726-05:00I've not read Balzac. I really must get to him...I've not read Balzac. I really must get to him someday. I love the book cover. That's some eyebrow!Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-92224445815636653342010-03-12T00:10:38.517-05:002010-03-12T00:10:38.517-05:00Because of Balzac's system of recurring charac...Because of Balzac's system of recurring characters, as we read through Balzac we find out what happens to Rastignac, without, ironically, resolving the ambiguity of the end of <i>Père Goriot</i> at all.<br /><br />heidenkind - Balzac is a Big Writer who does more than one thing. <i>Eugénie Grandet</i> is not cynical. <i>Ursule Mirouet</i> is not cynical, not remotely - it's even sweet. I could go on.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-89524535943359267532010-03-11T17:26:38.208-05:002010-03-11T17:26:38.208-05:00Love Balzac as a historic personality--he really i...Love Balzac as a historic personality--he really is fascinating. His writing, on the other hand, is way too cynical for me. It's like trying to swallow a bitter pill.Heidenkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494625457587427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-14139661679685968332010-03-10T23:58:22.935-05:002010-03-10T23:58:22.935-05:00I have just totally skipped your whole review beca...I have just totally skipped your whole review because I have meaning to read this book for about the last two years. I will get to it eventually. In French. Possibly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-24564039871460199422010-03-10T20:45:16.520-05:002010-03-10T20:45:16.520-05:00Oooh, I just re-read Lear and was delighted and ho...Oooh, I just re-read <i>Lear</i> and was delighted and horrified all over again. I'll have to take this plunge, methinks.raychhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08321213376462899047noreply@blogger.com