420 Honoré de Balzac (with Carlos Allende)
The History of Literature
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I Love Yot, and I Love His Novels
He broke up with that tradition of having virtuous damsels in distress and heroic main characters. He just loved long descriptions that could be, if they could get a little bit dull,. Soist, he's not an easy writer. Hisstories are very engaging and very griping. However, he loves to describe his characters in big detail. And that he can lose you if you don't have the patience.
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