Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

14 reviews

vincef's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Minor: Pregnancy

osmosees's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, and Antisemitism

mollmccaff's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Eating disorder, Racial slurs, and Death of parent

joneseuro's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The introduction to this book is interesting, explaining how it's publication was basically an early victim of The Streisand Effect and also the background of Delphine Delamare.

The actual story is OKAY. The main character is really

unlikeable, which I understand isn't accidental

. The moral lessons get a bit fable-y (as in "This is what happens when you do this bad thing!") and the Church vs Science parts are a bit on the nose.

I do appreciate its influence, though, and kept being reminded of Stoner by John Williams - one of my favourite ever books - published much later and that no doubt took a big scoop of influence from Madame Bovary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

Minor: Racial slurs