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casparb's review against another edition
I decided to read some Flaubert in French. This is probably his best known short story and I kind of adored it. Perhaps the Frenchism helped. Lots of love for old women stories and old women stories where she falls in love with a parrot which is also God is tip-top. Many amusing moments to be had love good one Gustave
gandalf_a's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Classism, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Sexism, Child death, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Grief
Minor: Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Cannibalism, Alcoholism, Addiction, Cancer, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racism, Alcohol, and Death of parent
chrismologos's review against another edition
reflective
slow-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
I find it hard to "rate" this, as a "classic", but it didn't do much for me, personally.
cvall96's review against another edition
5.0
Life and love are nothing but a series of associations passed along endlessly, arbitrarily, but not without comfort — one of the few dignified rights humans have to their undignified names. And look around you, look who gets comfort. Not the hearts like Félicité.
heloiseh's review against another edition
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Lecture touchante, sur la solitude et la pauvreté.
jen_j05's review against another edition
4.0
very touching, short (and pretty fun and sad) read
poor simple heart indeed
poor simple heart indeed
eliathereader's review against another edition
4.0
Kısa ve duygusal bir anlatımla bir kadının hayatını anlatmış gustave flaubert bence hoş bir hikayeydi.
joannaautumn's review against another edition
3.0
Such a simple and touching story.
Sometimes you don't need a lot of things to be happy in life. Even though religion and domestic life haven't given me the same peace and serenity I respect people who find joy in them.
I liked the book overall, and Flaubert has a beautiful writing style that won me over in Madame Bovary. Probably the next book I'll read from him will be Sentimental Education, to shorten my physical to-read pile.
Sometimes you don't need a lot of things to be happy in life. Even though religion and domestic life haven't given me the same peace and serenity I respect people who find joy in them.
I liked the book overall, and Flaubert has a beautiful writing style that won me over in Madame Bovary. Probably the next book I'll read from him will be Sentimental Education, to shorten my physical to-read pile.