Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

Madame Bovary

Gustave Flaubert

372 pages first pub 1857 (editions) user-added

fiction classics emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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, ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 14,418 reviews

Moods

reflective 61%
emotional 58%
sad 53%
dark 32%
challenging 24%
tense 18%
funny 8%
adventurous 3%
informative 3%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 65%
medium 31%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 79% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

No: 38% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 30%

Loveable characters?

No: 56% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 80% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 4%

Average rating

3.48

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