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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
Non sono riuscita a finirlo per quanto mi faccia schifo
Another book that I recently read in order to fill in some gaps in my literary knowledge...
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-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
allen russell's translation (1950)
flaubert writes like no other.
though the narrative often drags in places, the dedication and detail he gives to each line is really a work of art in itself. weighty, but not verbose or long-winded.
needless to say, the titular character is a despicable human being whose numerous trials and tribulations left me feeling nothing akin to sympathy... despite this, i wanted to read more.
flaubert writes like no other.
though the narrative often drags in places, the dedication and detail he gives to each line is really a work of art in itself. weighty, but not verbose or long-winded.
needless to say, the titular character is a despicable human being whose numerous trials and tribulations left me feeling nothing akin to sympathy... despite this, i wanted to read more.
I loved this book! I didn't like Madam Bovary but I felt that the writing (and the translation I read) was great! I love how the POV jumped around and how Emma was just a part of her name sake story. I felt it was believable, the way things progressed which is something that bothers me when it doesn't.
We loved Emma. We fell into her eyes. We noted her silk slippers and the way she leans out the window watching the passing yokels. We admired the whispering curls on her nape below the black chignon, breathed the musky scent from the gossamer down of her forearms... The rest of this review can be found at HTTP://austinathenaeum.com
The best book I've read for school so far. Love that for me.
somewhere a reviewer called it a 'buddhist morality tale on the futility of desire' which pretty much sums it up for me.
a journey from "she's just like me fr" to "oh god, no."
crying, throwing up, and my whole week is ruined. 5 stars.
crying, throwing up, and my whole week is ruined. 5 stars.
One of the marks of a great novel is that it can be read in many ways. For instance:
This novel is an attack on romanticism, and in particular, on the ways that women are taught they should feel about love. Emma Rouault could have had a perfectly good marriage with Dr. Charles Bovary. He was kind, thoughtful, attentive, a person who did good work in the community and yet had time and concern to spare for his beautiful wife, whom he adored. (Yes, I identify with him!) Because she had been taught that marrying him would transform her life, and--although Flaubert does not say it as nakedly as I am about to--that the earth would move every time they had sex, however, she despairs of her life and despises her husband, with tragic consequences.
This novel is a revelation of what a trap the conventional role of a house wife was for a spirited, intelligent, passionate woman like Emma. Even the innkeeper, Mme. Lefrancois, is happier than Emma because she has something productive to do. If Emma had not been merely Madame Bovary but a musician, an artist, or even a buyer for an art gallery, she might not have been taken in by the ideology of romantic love.
This novel is the anatomy of how temptation can lead a foolish, self-indulgent, but likeable person to become a cunning liar, conniver and thief. She is also the gull of people like Lheureux who, not having her good intentions or scruples to begin with, sees her as the perfect mark for his long con game.
This is a novel about a particular time and place: post-revolutionary France, where ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity have been tainted by violence and corruption, and a bourgeois life in the provinces seems much safer. This is a novel that has much in common with books set in a different time and place, like [b:The House of Mirth|17728|The House of Mirth|Edith Wharton|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328729186l/17728._SY75_.jpg|1652564]. This is a novel with universal themes. No, it's a recap of the Garden of Eden story as interpreted by Christianity, where Eve brings sin into the world.
I read the Kennebec Large Print version, and I appreciate Lydia Davis' introduction, notes on translation, and glossary.
This novel is an attack on romanticism, and in particular, on the ways that women are taught they should feel about love. Emma Rouault could have had a perfectly good marriage with Dr. Charles Bovary. He was kind, thoughtful, attentive, a person who did good work in the community and yet had time and concern to spare for his beautiful wife, whom he adored. (Yes, I identify with him!) Because she had been taught that marrying him would transform her life, and--although Flaubert does not say it as nakedly as I am about to--that the earth would move every time they had sex, however, she despairs of her life and despises her husband, with tragic consequences.
This novel is a revelation of what a trap the conventional role of a house wife was for a spirited, intelligent, passionate woman like Emma. Even the innkeeper, Mme. Lefrancois, is happier than Emma because she has something productive to do. If Emma had not been merely Madame Bovary but a musician, an artist, or even a buyer for an art gallery, she might not have been taken in by the ideology of romantic love.
This novel is the anatomy of how temptation can lead a foolish, self-indulgent, but likeable person to become a cunning liar, conniver and thief. She is also the gull of people like Lheureux who, not having her good intentions or scruples to begin with, sees her as the perfect mark for his long con game.
This is a novel about a particular time and place: post-revolutionary France, where ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity have been tainted by violence and corruption, and a bourgeois life in the provinces seems much safer. This is a novel that has much in common with books set in a different time and place, like [b:The House of Mirth|17728|The House of Mirth|Edith Wharton|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328729186l/17728._SY75_.jpg|1652564]. This is a novel with universal themes. No, it's a recap of the Garden of Eden story as interpreted by Christianity, where Eve brings sin into the world.
I read the Kennebec Large Print version, and I appreciate Lydia Davis' introduction, notes on translation, and glossary.