The Kill by Émile Zola

We allow for two months to regroup and continue apace with Zola and let others catch up with the reading.

Here is a link to "La Curee" the third novel in the suggested reading order by Zola. La Curee (The Kill) was written in 1871-72 shortly after La Fortune des Rougon, while suggested third by Zola, it was the second novel he wrote:
https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Oxford-Worlds-Classics/dp/0199536929
We'll stick with the Brian Nelson translation as a baseline.

The first novel in the suggested reading order:
https://www.amazon.com/Fortune-Rougons-Oxford-Worlds-Classics-ebook/dp/B0090K58V2/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1TVP0FC5SACI8&keywords=the+fortune+of+the+rougons&qid=1659885631&s=books&sprefix=the+fortune+of+the%2Cstripbooks%2C70&sr=1-1

And the second novel in the suggested reading order:
https://www.amazon.com/Excellency-Eug%C3%A8ne-Rougon-Oxford-Classics/dp/0198748256/ref=sr_1_1?crid=288UD3V7XKZ3S&keywords=His+Excellency+Eug%C3%A8ne+Rougon+%28Oxford+World%27s+Classics%29&qid=1659885663&s=books&sprefix=his+excellency+eug%C3%A8ne+rougon+oxford+world%27s+classics+%2Cstripbooks%2C36&sr=1-1

Highly recommended (but not a requirement) that you read the first two novels to get the most out of our meetings.