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Right now I feel like four stars is the more accurate rating, but I can easily imagine myself reading this again years later and giving it a full five.
I presume Flaubert wanted the reader to dislike almost all the main characters, or at least to consider their motivations for their dislikeable behaviour. I mean, that's just what I have gathered from some reviews I've stumbled upon sporadically over the years. I hate to admit it, but I found Charles infuriating at times. Depicted as a mediocre co ...more
I presume Flaubert wanted the reader to dislike almost all the main characters, or at least to consider their motivations for their dislikeable behaviour. I mean, that's just what I have gathered from some reviews I've stumbled upon sporadically over the years. I hate to admit it, but I found Charles infuriating at times. Depicted as a mediocre co ...more

The emotions rendered by a novel not only make the novel challenging, but, I believe now, make it difficult to write a review of the novel. I do see why Madame Bovary is known as a heavy-hitter in literature. It is a unequivocal portrait of life and individual self-absorption that is very recognizable and quite timeless. There are many things to like about this book. The narrative framework is beautiful, so that this intense story of Emma Bovary builds at a good pace and the story unfolds rather
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I am not sure what to say about this book. It is all about Emma, a perpetually unhappy housewife. She gets herself in all sorts of troubles, affairs, debt, etc. She ignores her kid, despises her husband and buys and buys things she does not need.
I think the reason why I think this book stood the test of time, is because how relevant the lessons are to today's life. We all know Emma Bouvaries. ...more
I think the reason why I think this book stood the test of time, is because how relevant the lessons are to today's life. We all know Emma Bouvaries. ...more

The story of Madame Bovary is not particularly unusual: the story of a French bourgeois woman who keeps taking lovers and getting into debt. The writing, however, is worth remembering. Even in translation, Flaubert's writing is notable: the images he employs are great. I wish I could have read it in the original French.
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i was possessed by this novel this weekend




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