So I had been having a terrible time finding some piece of French literature that I could stand for my world fiction challenge. (French films drive me nuts too.) But I was pretty sure I'd read something by Zola in college, and so after yet another book didn't work out (well--I checked Candide out of the library, only to realize it's not actually set in France--argh!), I finally dug around and figured out which one. You'd think that with such a dramatic plot, I'd have had more than the vaguest memory of it....Nope, sorry, no review. I have nothing to say about this book. It involves the justice system, and trains.