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    The Two Brothers
    The Two Brothers
    The Two Brothers
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    The Two Brothers

    By Katharine Prescott Wormeley and Honoré de Balzac

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateJan 1, 1960
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    • 4/5
      It's Balzac, and it's reasonably short, so you know it's pretty powerful. The only interesting thing I have to say about this is stolen from the introduction to the Penguin edition; the translator points out that in this book, unlike many of Balzac's writing, the historical asides are actually relevant and important for the plot, so it's far more unified than the others. Great point. Also, Balzac got the whole 'show you someone who's horrible, then show you someone even worse so that you'll sympathize with the horrible shit' move down pat. George Martin's an amateur by comparison.

      On the other hand, not sure it's one of the greatest novels of all time, as some poll or other suggested.
    • 4/5
      A typical- and utterly gripping- Balzac tale of greed and self-sacrifice, fiendish plots and unrewarded virtue.Mme Bridau is a widowed mother of two. Handsome charmer Philippe has her heart, but his younger artist brother Joseph is the ever-unappreciated hero. There is much family history and many machinations, but as wastrel Philippe brings his doting mother to penury, she and Joseph are forced to seek the assistance of wealthy Uncle Rouget. And here a second strand comes into play: poor, timorous Uncle is enamoured of an unscrupulous housekeeper. And she, in turn, is being seduced by local "gang leader" Maxence, who has plans for appropriating Uncle's money...One of my favourite authors.
    • 5/5
      Although full of action and entertaining, "The Black Sheep" is something more. This is a story of two brothers and a mother, very similar to my own family situation, and apparently like Balzac's home life as well - speaking from personal experience, the novel has a good deal of verisimilitude: the competition for the affection of the mother, the changing fortunes of the brothers - one plodding slowly along, the other a bright but erratic star - the physical prowess and weakness of each - these are not just fictional devices. Balzac speaks broadly to the reality of life, all the while set in the delightful atmosphere of early 19th century France, it really is a treat.
    • 4/5
      Rip-roaring and full of sex. Fab.

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