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3.26 AVERAGE
3.26 AVERAGE
sad
fast-paced
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Terminal illness, Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Colonisation
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Français :
Le français n'est pas ma langue maternelle, donc j'étais nerveuse quand il était nécessaire de lire ce livre pour un cours de stylistique. Le style de Flaubert est vraiment indirect et ambigu. Il y avait beaucoup de subtilités que je n'ai pas compris ou même pas remarqué. Malgré ça, je trouve le message de cet œuvre extrêmement touchant et précieux particulièrement pendant une époque où il est de plus en plus difficile de créer et garder de vraies connexions avec les autres. Un cœur simple m'a rappelé l'importance de mes liens avec ma famille et mes amis. La connexion humaine est un besoin simple mais incroyablement puissante. Je suis reconnaissante à Un cœur simple pour le rappel qu'il m'a donné. Je vous présente mes excuses pour toutes les fautes que j'ai faite en écrivant cette critique. Je continue d'apprendre le français et mon niveau n'est pas très avancé.
English :
I don't have a very high level of French or much experience with French literature, so I was really nervous when I had to read this book for a stylistics class. Flaubert's style is quite indirect and ambiguous. There were a lot of subtleties that I didn't understand and many that I didn't even notice. Despite this, I think the message of this work is deeply touching and valuable, particularly during a time when it is more and more difficult to make and keep real connections with others. Human connection is a simple need, but it's incredibly powerful. I appreciate Un cœur simple for reminding me of this.
As a side note, it takes quite a while into the story for the plot mentioned in the blurb to even happen. The perroquet doesn't even show up until like page 70 out of 95. I understand why. I think the build-up was important to the overall story. That said, I did spend a lot of this book wondering if I had read the description correctly.
Le français n'est pas ma langue maternelle, donc j'étais nerveuse quand il était nécessaire de lire ce livre pour un cours de stylistique. Le style de Flaubert est vraiment indirect et ambigu. Il y avait beaucoup de subtilités que je n'ai pas compris ou même pas remarqué. Malgré ça, je trouve le message de cet œuvre extrêmement touchant et précieux particulièrement pendant une époque où il est de plus en plus difficile de créer et garder de vraies connexions avec les autres. Un cœur simple m'a rappelé l'importance de mes liens avec ma famille et mes amis. La connexion humaine est un besoin simple mais incroyablement puissante. Je suis reconnaissante à Un cœur simple pour le rappel qu'il m'a donné. Je vous présente mes excuses pour toutes les fautes que j'ai faite en écrivant cette critique. Je continue d'apprendre le français et mon niveau n'est pas très avancé.
English :
I don't have a very high level of French or much experience with French literature, so I was really nervous when I had to read this book for a stylistics class. Flaubert's style is quite indirect and ambiguous. There were a lot of subtleties that I didn't understand and many that I didn't even notice. Despite this, I think the message of this work is deeply touching and valuable, particularly during a time when it is more and more difficult to make and keep real connections with others. Human connection is a simple need, but it's incredibly powerful. I appreciate Un cœur simple for reminding me of this.
As a side note, it takes quite a while into the story for the plot mentioned in the blurb to even happen. The perroquet doesn't even show up until like page 70 out of 95. I understand why. I think the build-up was important to the overall story. That said, I did spend a lot of this book wondering if I had read the description correctly.
I loved this simple story of life. Félicité seemed to live and feel each moment of her life. Her life is simple and very real on so many levels. It is a beautiful story.
sad
fast-paced
Penguin put out a whole series of these tiny paperbacks. I ended up reading this one mostly because I was enjoying Julian Barnes' novel Flaubert's Parrot, which is about Flaubert's life, the nature of history, and the parrot Flaubert used for the one in this story. The story itself is a quite beautiful study of devotion taken to absurd, mad ends.
challenging
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No