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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
Oh dear I'm a bit disappointed. I had high hopes and thought Emma would be a character to love maybe even a feminist heroine, but she was incredibly selfish and obsessed by her miserable provincial life . She neglected her husband, her daughter, her money for fleeting passions that never satisfied, even adultery became tiresome. And what was the trial bit at the end all about? self indulgence by the author!
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
a delight to read as the characters felt
alive with troubles and excitements. madame bovary was brilliantly written as i found myself hating and empathising with her. the way her quest for a rich lifestyle was woven in was amazingly put
charles was a more difficult one, for i found him boring in the beginning, but bursting at the seams with beautiful writing towards the end. maybe flaubert forgot to rehash those areas? i’m unsure
overall one of my favourite books of the year, that felt slightly weighed down by a drab first act, second was amazing, and third was perfect in description atmosphere and character study
alive with troubles and excitements. madame bovary was brilliantly written as i found myself hating and empathising with her. the way her quest for a rich lifestyle was woven in was amazingly put
charles was a more difficult one, for i found him boring in the beginning, but bursting at the seams with beautiful writing towards the end. maybe flaubert forgot to rehash those areas? i’m unsure
overall one of my favourite books of the year, that felt slightly weighed down by a drab first act, second was amazing, and third was perfect in description atmosphere and character study
emma is her own worst enemy. this is a lesson in getting a prenup so u don’t acquire your wife’s debts after she dies. and there is so much boring dialogue between side character men that i listened to at 2x speed. also fun little racist bits that came out of nowhere.
Al principio no me gustó. No lograba empatizar con ella, con sus padecimientos, con su forma de actuar. No comprendía que era lo que ella buscaba, soñaba, anhelaba. Sigo sin poder hacerlo, pero aprendí a quererla. El final me devastó. El señor Bovary y Berthe merecían más, una mejor vida...me dejo muy triste.
This is worthwhile for its historical and literary context, not because it's interesting, which it isn't.
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-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:
Yes
Comparison I thought of between Emma Bovary and Hamlet while reading this novel for the second time:
Why can't Hamlet commit himself on avenging his father?
Why is Emma Bovary so unhappy?
-- Is it because her husband is so dull?
-- Is it because she read so many romantic novels that plunged her into impossible ideals?
-- Is it because of her natural character traits?
Why can't Hamlet commit himself on avenging his father?
Why is Emma Bovary so unhappy?
-- Is it because her husband is so dull?
-- Is it because she read so many romantic novels that plunged her into impossible ideals?
-- Is it because of her natural character traits?
emotional
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:
Yes
Коли я вперше читала цю книгу у школі, вона відправилася на умовну полицю "історії про депресивних жінок", і мене вона не надто захопила.
Тепер, перечитавши її, я була вражена і самою історією, і тим, як вона написана. Тут немає нудної, депресивної жінки. Тут є інфантильна, самозакохана дівчина, яка живе у власному світі; її добрий, але нудний чоловік, який або не хоче, або просто не здатен побачити її недоліки; двоє коханців, у яких немає й крихти справжнього кохання; і низка персонажів, функція яких — критикувати суспільство.
Це вже не перший раз, коли під час перечитування класики я ловлю себе на думці, наскільки вона актуальна й сьогодні. Емма Боварі цілком могла б бути інстаблогеркою, яка радіє целібату й розводить чоловіків на дорогих побаченнях. Один із її коханців неодмінно відкрив би для себе термін MILF, а інший продовжував би зачаровувати молодих дівчат (і, ймовірно, володів би Tesla, не питайте мене, чому).