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rint's review against another edition
dark
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? It's complicated
4.0
benesitto's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
hiba29's review against another edition
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Very hard to get into, as there is absolutely no plot, no story.
The book ends up being interesting, as it offers a view on the Felicité's life and her love and attachement for different people and how she lost everyone of them one by one.
The book ends up being interesting, as it offers a view on the Felicité's life and her love and attachement for different people and how she lost everyone of them one by one.
cstefko's review against another edition
4.0
4 stars
I enjoyed this novella, which I checked out from the library on a whim. I have not read Madame Bovary (although my dad, of all people, has been urging me to read it for months now after a conversation about books we read in high school), so this was my first Flaubert. The story is kind of "slice of life," but drawn out over the main character's entire life. I liked the realistic yet playful writing style (lots of dark humor) that lets the reader draw their own conclusions. This is the second time I've read a book that featured a parrot in an important role (the other being [b:Love in the Time of Cholera|9712|Love in the Time of Cholera|Gabriel García Márquez|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1536376800s/9712.jpg|3285349]) and now I feel like more writers should utilize this fascinating species :P. Give me the parrot lit anthology!
I enjoyed this novella, which I checked out from the library on a whim. I have not read Madame Bovary (although my dad, of all people, has been urging me to read it for months now after a conversation about books we read in high school), so this was my first Flaubert. The story is kind of "slice of life," but drawn out over the main character's entire life. I liked the realistic yet playful writing style (lots of dark humor) that lets the reader draw their own conclusions. This is the second time I've read a book that featured a parrot in an important role (the other being [b:Love in the Time of Cholera|9712|Love in the Time of Cholera|Gabriel García Márquez|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1536376800s/9712.jpg|3285349]) and now I feel like more writers should utilize this fascinating species :P. Give me the parrot lit anthology!
jasonfurman's review against another edition
4.0
The writing is very much Flaubert but the story seems to verge n parody--a poor maid suffers a serious of misfortunes, culminating in her getting her mistresses parrot, becoming increasingly obsessed with it, getting it stuffed after it dies, and then seeing a giant version of it in the sky after she died. I read Julian Barnes' Flaubert's Parrot a long time ago but never knew where the allusion came from. While I enjoyed the writing, I'm still not entirely sure of the point of this novella.