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377 pages • first pub 1857 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140449129
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 31 December 2002
Description
The notorious and celebrated novel that established modern realismFor this novel of French bourgeois life in all its inglorious banality, Flaubert invented a paradoxically original and wholly modern style. His heroine, Emma Bovary, a bored provinc...
Community Reviews Summary of 18,955 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
sad 54%
dark 34%
challenging 23%
tense 20%
funny 9%
adventurous 4%
informative 4%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
No: 38% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 30%Loveable characters?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | Yes: 11% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
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Suicide, Infidelity, DeathModerate
Medical contentMinor
Racial slurs377 pages • first pub 1857 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140449129
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 31 December 2002
Description
The notorious and celebrated novel that established modern realismFor this novel of French bourgeois life in all its inglorious banality, Flaubert invented a paradoxically original and wholly modern style. His heroine, Emma Bovary, a bored provinc...
Community Reviews Summary of 18,955 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
sad 54%
dark 34%
challenging 23%
tense 20%
funny 9%
adventurous 4%
informative 4%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
No: 38% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 30%Loveable characters?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 78% | Yes: 11% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Infidelity, DeathModerate
Medical contentMinor
Racial slurs