The 30-Year-Old Woman by Honoré de Balzac

The 30-Year-Old Woman

La Comédie Humaine #22

Honoré de Balzac

184 pages first pub 1834 (view editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced
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How even a desired and socially brilliant marriage can lead a young girl to misfortune. How a young mother resists an adulterous passion, but sinks into grief. How a young woman in all the splendour of her maturity rediscovers the taste for love a...

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Community Reviews

3.32
based on 255 reviews

Moods

reflective: 80%

emotional: 72%

sad: 68%

tense: 32%

challenging: 20%

dark: 20%

adventurous: 12%

informative: 8%

hopeful: 4%

inspiring: 4%

mysterious: 4%


Pace

15% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
34% of readers chose slow
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medium
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Plot or character driven?

40% of readers chose A mix
60% of readers chose Character
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Character

Strong character development?

64% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
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Loveable characters?

27% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
55% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
81% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

76% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose No
11% of readers chose N/A
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