The Doctor's Wife by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

The Doctor's Wife

Mary Elizabeth Braddon

584 pages first pub 1864 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
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The Doctor's Wife Mary Elizabeth Braddon With The Doctor's Wife, Mary Elizabeth Braddon rewrote Flaubert's Madame Bovary, exploring the heroine's sense of entrapment and alienation in middle-class provincial life. A woman with a secret, adultery, ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 79 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
emotional 62%
sad 50%
hopeful 37%
relaxing 25%
adventurous 12%
challenging 12%
dark 12%
funny 12%
informative 12%
lighthearted 12%
mysterious 12%
tense 12%

Pace

slow 55%
medium 33%
fast 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | Plot: 12% | A mix: 12%

Strong character development?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 12%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 55% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 22%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 62% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 12%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.59

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