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bartv90 's review for:
Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert
Dear lord. Great book, but I couldn't read another page of it. There is no lack of French drama in it, the characters all make you go: "Are you for real?", and it just gets heavier the further you get. Most of the time I was hooked by the beautiful writing and the way the plot was unraveling, but there were moments where it felt too much. Actually, the great thing about it is that it goes so far at times, the book becomes funny (aside from the more openly comedic passages of which there were plenty), which I'm sure Flaubert intended as well.
In my opinion, not a novel suited for reading 120 pages in a day like I did in finishing it, but it's an absolute classic from its prose to its abundance of interesting personal and societal themes and the very, for its time, progressive presentation of its characters and their views.
Also, Emma Bovary. The protagonist. I don't even know what to say other than the oh so eloquent "dafuq".
In my opinion, not a novel suited for reading 120 pages in a day like I did in finishing it, but it's an absolute classic from its prose to its abundance of interesting personal and societal themes and the very, for its time, progressive presentation of its characters and their views.
Also, Emma Bovary. The protagonist. I don't even know what to say other than the oh so eloquent "dafuq".