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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The book started out quite nicely, love story, wedding, vow exchange. A tradional novel where the woman is the most important character. But that was the problem with this book: I hate Emma. Always complaining, I understand depression, but God I couldn't wait for this book to be over!
Inizialmente non mi ha preso molto, ma con il proseguire delle vicende è stato sempre più interessante. Fa riflettere molto...soprattutto una volta che lo si è concluso e si ha il quadro completo della storia.
emotional
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:
Complicated
I relate too much to characters with escapist tendencies like Emma to fully enjoy this type of storyline. It's unnerving when the root of someone's self-destruction is a trait you recognize in yourself. I cried twice reading this, both while Flaubert describes Emma's early encounters with art - sweeping you along with Emma's fantasy at the opera and as she revels in the ornate religious drawings at the convent. This vivid portrayal of interiority and our relation to art (that struck a deep chord with my daydreaming inner child) is so intense and pure and beautiful to me ... and it's also the stage for Emma's cruelty and neglect. The seed of all her disaffection being that no one can match or bear witness to the beauty she experiences alone, leading to her contempt, especially for those closest to her.
For depictions of romantic melodrama and hedonism from this era I'm realizing I prefer the gothic genre (Wuthering Heights, Picture of Dorian Gray) - similar in their satire and frenetic escalation, but with a bit less seeming disdain for the central characters despite their equally pernicious and/or fatal flaws. Still would strongly recommend this for the reverently intricate portraits of provincial life (I savored every detail of that wedding!! wow) and truly stunning imagery. One of my favorite passages in the book, at the peak of Emma's desperation: "It suddenly seemed to her that fiery particles were bursting in the air, like bullets exploding as they fell, and spinning and spinning and finally melting in the snow among the tree branches. In the center of each of them appeared Rodolphe's face. They multiplied; they came together; they penetrated her; everything vanished."
For depictions of romantic melodrama and hedonism from this era I'm realizing I prefer the gothic genre (Wuthering Heights, Picture of Dorian Gray) - similar in their satire and frenetic escalation, but with a bit less seeming disdain for the central characters despite their equally pernicious and/or fatal flaws. Still would strongly recommend this for the reverently intricate portraits of provincial life (I savored every detail of that wedding!! wow) and truly stunning imagery. One of my favorite passages in the book, at the peak of Emma's desperation: "It suddenly seemed to her that fiery particles were bursting in the air, like bullets exploding as they fell, and spinning and spinning and finally melting in the snow among the tree branches. In the center of each of them appeared Rodolphe's face. They multiplied; they came together; they penetrated her; everything vanished."
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
vastuolulised tunded. oleks võind veits lühem olla, lõpuks oli mul kõikidest tegelastest ja sama asja heietamisest juba kopp nii ees. omal ajal kindlasti väga meelelahutuslik ja skandaalne. Emma käis mulle aeg-ajalt pinda, samas ma jällegi mõistsin teda - tegevusetus ilmselt viibki selliste hullusteni. mida ma ise teeks ja kokku unistaks ja skeemitaks, kui mul internetti ei oleks.
pealegi ta lihtsalt tahtis armastust, nagu me kõik, ja kogeda meeleliste tundmuste täit spektrumit. igati aus värk - kas ma isegi pole veinijoovastuses paljajalu möödu linnu jooksnud ja jumal teab keda suudelnud. tema ei saanud ennast niimoodi vabaks lasta, anti lihtsalt üks mees ja kõik. mainis ta ju ka korduvalt, et naiseks olemine sellises ühiskonnas on üks rist kaelas. täiesti arusaadav. igatahes, seda lugedes ma mõtlesin, et ega kirgi taga ajades vist õnnelikuks ei saagi, tuleb leida see väike vaikne rahu ja õnn. aga mul on seda kerge öelda siit 21. sajandi äärelinnakodust koaalaga hommikumantli seest.
pealegi ta lihtsalt tahtis armastust, nagu me kõik, ja kogeda meeleliste tundmuste täit spektrumit. igati aus värk - kas ma isegi pole veinijoovastuses paljajalu möödu linnu jooksnud ja jumal teab keda suudelnud. tema ei saanud ennast niimoodi vabaks lasta, anti lihtsalt üks mees ja kõik. mainis ta ju ka korduvalt, et naiseks olemine sellises ühiskonnas on üks rist kaelas. täiesti arusaadav. igatahes, seda lugedes ma mõtlesin, et ega kirgi taga ajades vist õnnelikuks ei saagi, tuleb leida see väike vaikne rahu ja õnn. aga mul on seda kerge öelda siit 21. sajandi äärelinnakodust koaalaga hommikumantli seest.