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donnaadouglas 's review for:
Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert
Despite finding it's heroine a wailing, feeble hypochondriac, who I, as a 21st century woman, cannot relate to in the slightest, I actually rather enjoyed this book. Flaubert paints wonderfully rich images of he idyllic 19th century French countryside lifestyle, and the range of characters spring to life a very well realised, active village.
Although I did feel sympathy for her position in a loveless marriage of convenience (though I do kinda think she landed herself in that one!), and I found her liaisons to be mildly amusing, especially in their aftermath when she becomes a pathetic, snivelling wreck, as if she cannot live without the love of a man, and literally bringing herself to the verge of death due to grief. It's clear, during these episodes, that this novel was written by a man, any novel of a similar genre but written by a woman has its heroines made of stronger stuff.
Although I did feel sympathy for her position in a loveless marriage of convenience (though I do kinda think she landed herself in that one!), and I found her liaisons to be mildly amusing, especially in their aftermath when she becomes a pathetic, snivelling wreck, as if she cannot live without the love of a man, and literally bringing herself to the verge of death due to grief. It's clear, during these episodes, that this novel was written by a man, any novel of a similar genre but written by a woman has its heroines made of stronger stuff.