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"Madame Bovary, c'est moi," says Flaubert, and unfortunately I think that sentiment is true for many, many, many of us. Routine kills romanticism, skepticism creeps up on idealism, our expectations are squashed, and we become listless. Although I think this book's detours from the parable of Emma Bovary tend on the side of boring -- and wow, I immediately lost interest (view spoiler) -- this book's beauty lies in its universality. However, we all don't turn to extr
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Interesting book, How could anyone like any of these characters. I found myself struggling to read it.
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