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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
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
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Emma, the main character, is probably the most hateable character I have ever encountered in my reading "career"
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Classism
Moderate: Terminal illness, Religious bigotry
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Sexual assault, Vomit
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think I finished this one, but I'm not positive.
“Pretty things never do any harm.” That line was spoken by one of the most minor and despicable characters in the book. I dog-eared about half the pages for some line, sentence, or phrase that caught my ear. The sentences in this book are second to none. I understand why this book was so influential on 20th century literature. Emma is unforgettable. The drudgery and provincial life around her comes off the page as suffocating as it was to Emma. This book is like Tolstoy’s “How Much Land Does A Man Need” in the sense that it is an accurate record of the reality of desire. It was interesting to hear how Flaubert wrote against his own natural style to cut down metaphors and florid language and rely only on precise detail. The number of pages he wrote vs what he cut for the final draft explains why the book is so stylistically powerful.