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is Balzac worth reading? what are his best works?

>> No.11215373

ballsack lol

>> No.11215390

>>11215363
I read Illusions perdues earlier this year, my first Balzac, and it's one of the best novels I've read in a long time. I definitely plan on reading more.

>> No.11215397

define worth reading. his most famous ones.

>> No.11215614

>>11215363
No he is shit, Le Père Goriot is his most famous work.

>> No.11215652

Still don't know what he was talking about under his cypress

>> No.11215665

they're great to suck on

>> No.11215684

anyone with as insane a work ethic when it comes to writing deserves to be looked at, i think. i have Lost Illusions on my shelf so i'm looking forward to reading that eventually.

>> No.11215824

>>11215363
What I've read by him is baller as hell. The stories are kinda fun but mostly insubstantial. Cousine Bette is amazing. Nineteenth Century incels apparently all women since men just went to a whore. Said miserable bitch rocks up against the rest of the society then enters devious revenge mode. Also features non white people as exotic creepy mystery folk and plenty of shitting on French society

>> No.11215862

>>11215363
Lost illusions made me more cynical and suspicious of people

I liked the magic skin

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>> No.11216551

Please do read the sticky and stop cluttering up this board with stupid questions.