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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
charming in parts, but too full of tangents and inconsistent tone for my liking. clearly the author cared more about the subplot with the pharmacist than his actual narrative?
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Last sentences were kinda random but oke
I enjoyed this much more than I was expecting to - especially after about the first 100 pages, when Emma starts unravelling. At that point, her life is heading towards a car crash and I couldn’t look away.
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Skip this and read Anna karenina instead. At least there are likable characters in it.
It is amazing how a few years can change one's opinion of a person.
This was how I saw Madame Emma Bovary when I was 13 years old. "Normally I don't hate main characters in books I read but there is a first time for certain things to happen. I hated Madame Bovary with a passion in my soul! She is a selfish, mean, vain, and stupid person that I think I have read in all of my French Literature books. If this book wasn't part of school reading then I probably would not have bothered to finish it. I have no idea how Mr. Flaubert thought this woman up? He must have run into some pretty vile women in his life. It is okay for a woman to be able have desires for herself and to better her circumstances, but Madame Bovary does it in all the wrong ways. She is a poison that her husband and daughter beg for love and try to take care of her so she'll be happy but she cares nothing for them. I feel so badly for them.
Need proof of her being a poison?
-She immediately decides after her wedding night that she doesn't love Charles.
-She then sets about creating her own misery by obsessing and romanticizing this unhappiness until it consumes her.
-She goes from a productive and proficient housewife to a morose, unrelenting mess.
-She quickly begins despising Charles and blaming him for everything while he dotes on her and grows increasingly content.
-Her home quickly falls into a state of shabbiness.
-Her daughter goes neglected.
-Her first romance uses her unforgivably but is eventually driven away by her incessant neediness and demands.
-Her second romance, whilst more earnest in his affections, is also driven away by her incessant neediness, deteriorating mental health and demands.
-She drives her husband into bankruptcy.
-Commits suicide to escape it all.
-Her husband falls into despair, neglects their child and quickly dies.
-The child ends up working in a cotton factory.
Mr. Flaubert does is that he did a nice job describing the landscape throughout the book. I could imagine all the towns very easily, but that is the only positive I have about this book."
Now that I am older by I feel that I am able to understand Emma better. I understand now that people always want what they do not have and are unsatisfied with their progress in life even if it is good. Emma should be thankful to have a husband who truly loves her, a daughter who adores her, and people who consider her a lucky woman to have a husband who is well liked in their area. Still she isn't happy and deals with her sorrow and mistakes by running away unable to deal with them. That being said I cannot really claim to like this book still, but I no longer hate Emma. The book is still quite boring but thankfully audiobooks are much more popular and I was able to find a copy from my library. Lydia Davis greatly helped in me liking the audiobook as much as I did. Her voice is so soothing yet brings the story to life better than my imagination alone did. I'll be looking for more audiobooks that she narrates.
This was how I saw Madame Emma Bovary when I was 13 years old. "Normally I don't hate main characters in books I read but there is a first time for certain things to happen. I hated Madame Bovary with a passion in my soul! She is a selfish, mean, vain, and stupid person that I think I have read in all of my French Literature books. If this book wasn't part of school reading then I probably would not have bothered to finish it. I have no idea how Mr. Flaubert thought this woman up? He must have run into some pretty vile women in his life. It is okay for a woman to be able have desires for herself and to better her circumstances, but Madame Bovary does it in all the wrong ways. She is a poison that her husband and daughter beg for love and try to take care of her so she'll be happy but she cares nothing for them. I feel so badly for them.
Need proof of her being a poison?
-She immediately decides after her wedding night that she doesn't love Charles.
-She then sets about creating her own misery by obsessing and romanticizing this unhappiness until it consumes her.
-She goes from a productive and proficient housewife to a morose, unrelenting mess.
-She quickly begins despising Charles and blaming him for everything while he dotes on her and grows increasingly content.
-Her home quickly falls into a state of shabbiness.
-Her daughter goes neglected.
-Her first romance uses her unforgivably but is eventually driven away by her incessant neediness and demands.
-Her second romance, whilst more earnest in his affections, is also driven away by her incessant neediness, deteriorating mental health and demands.
-She drives her husband into bankruptcy.
-Commits suicide to escape it all.
-Her husband falls into despair, neglects their child and quickly dies.
-The child ends up working in a cotton factory.
Mr. Flaubert does is that he did a nice job describing the landscape throughout the book. I could imagine all the towns very easily, but that is the only positive I have about this book."
Now that I am older by I feel that I am able to understand Emma better. I understand now that people always want what they do not have and are unsatisfied with their progress in life even if it is good. Emma should be thankful to have a husband who truly loves her, a daughter who adores her, and people who consider her a lucky woman to have a husband who is well liked in their area. Still she isn't happy and deals with her sorrow and mistakes by running away unable to deal with them. That being said I cannot really claim to like this book still, but I no longer hate Emma. The book is still quite boring but thankfully audiobooks are much more popular and I was able to find a copy from my library. Lydia Davis greatly helped in me liking the audiobook as much as I did. Her voice is so soothing yet brings the story to life better than my imagination alone did. I'll be looking for more audiobooks that she narrates.
Took me a while to get through, been in a massive reading slump. But I did keep coming back! The writing was addictive despite the meandering plot. If you like beautiful descriptive writing and insightful glimpses into the lives of unlikeable characters, you'll probably enjoy this. Otherwise it's skippable. Not my personal favourite, but glad I finally got around to it.
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes