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Madame Bovary

Gustave Flaubert

3.51 AVERAGE

jctko's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I love this book.

jemin's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

emma was kind of a silly gal 😝 and slightly irritating but oh well
the book was good but not life changing

viciouslyhabren's review against another edition

3.0

dark informative 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: Yes

alinahgn's review against another edition

5.0

Flaubert hat einen wirklich wunderschönen Schreibstil, alles ist detailreich umschrieben, und jede Formulierung ist äußerst bedacht und bringt beim Leser umfangreiche Bilder hervor. Einzig den Charakteren fehlt etwas Tiefe, jedoch stellt dies auch gut Emma Bovarys Sicht auf ihre Mitmenschen dar.
Es gibt einige lustige Momente, sowie auch zahlreiche traurige, Flaubert gelingt es sehr gut, Gefühle beim Leser auszulösen, sowie den Leser in die Geschichte hineinzuziehen.

luweebayy's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 37%

This is the second time I’ve tried reading this and both times I’ve got to around 40% before giving up.

blynai's review against another edition

2.5

emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

reading about a woman from a man’s eyes is frustrating, not only she becomes an object of desires, but she is classified as always unsafisfied and needy.