thatguitarist7's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
aubreystapp's review against another edition
4.0
It was pretty good, had an interesting message. However selfish and shallow she was, you still end up feeling a bit sad for her, because she's simply a piece in the machine of men's lives, with no opportunities to do otherwise. This is what happens when women aren't allowed freedom and options in life. But it does also show how self-centered and negative she was, and is a good warning to not be that way, no matter your circumstances.
a_ostra's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
tense
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
3.75
pollincowbell's review against another edition
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
suvata's review against another edition
5.0
#ModernMrsDarcy book club flight pick for March 2023 #MMDBookClub
#OUABC 2023 Reading Challenge: 40 Prompts
(38. A Book published before you were born)
#StoryGraph: fiction classics emotional reflective sad
372 pages • first pub 1857
DESCRIPTION
Emma Bovary, daughter of an uneducated farmer and wife of a dull doctor in northern France, harbors a passion for everything beyond her grasp—sophistication, romance, love, and deliverance from her banal provincial life. Motivated by the primal, idealized, and vain, she seeks adventure. And with each new endeavor, Emma sets for herself an inevitable and inescapable trap.
Condemned as an affront to public morals, Madame Bovary’s obscenity trial made it notorious. Today, Emma stands as one of fiction’s greatest most famous figures, and the novel itself, among the most pioneering and influential in world literature.
#OUABC 2023 Reading Challenge: 40 Prompts
(38. A Book published before you were born)
#StoryGraph: fiction classics emotional reflective sad
372 pages • first pub 1857
DESCRIPTION
Emma Bovary, daughter of an uneducated farmer and wife of a dull doctor in northern France, harbors a passion for everything beyond her grasp—sophistication, romance, love, and deliverance from her banal provincial life. Motivated by the primal, idealized, and vain, she seeks adventure. And with each new endeavor, Emma sets for herself an inevitable and inescapable trap.
Condemned as an affront to public morals, Madame Bovary’s obscenity trial made it notorious. Today, Emma stands as one of fiction’s greatest most famous figures, and the novel itself, among the most pioneering and influential in world literature.
jnchnbyreads's review against another edition
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
jenna0010's review against another edition
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Emma Bovary feels so contemporary with her malaise and brokenness. I felt her in her feelings of being trapped in a life not enough.
molly0709's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
aletolgirl's review against another edition
2.0
Took me a while to finish because if I'm being honest, I really didn't want to finish it.
Emma is like a petulant, spoiled child and I do not care for her at all. Charles deserved so much more. And I understand that it's supposed to have some sort of underlying message about society during that time, as most classics usually have, but I just dislike Emma so much.
Emma is like a petulant, spoiled child and I do not care for her at all. Charles deserved so much more. And I understand that it's supposed to have some sort of underlying message about society during that time, as most classics usually have, but I just dislike Emma so much.