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Madame Bovary
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September 1, 2012
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Libromaniac
May 02, 2013 rated it really liked it
Grandiose harlot gets her comeuppance.

PS Do the feminists who object to this book think that there aren't any vain, shallow, imprudent women in the world?
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Crystal
Nov 23, 2010 rated it liked it
Really beautifully written. Somehow, I couldn't hate Emma even though she was an adultress with impossible expectations who didn't realize what she had. Flaubert still managed to make her, at the very least, pitiable for me. Charles, though he was technically the victim, I couldn't have much sympathy for. It was such a reverse of emotions for me, and I found myself frustrated with my response, but I appreciate that Flaubert crafted characters that go against conventional stereotypes and challeng ...more
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