320 pages • first pub 1857 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140445268
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 01 January 1992
Description
The notorious and celebrated novel that established modern realism For this novel of French bourgeois life in all its inglorious banality, Flaubert invented a paradoxically original and wholly modern style. His heroine, Emma Bovary, a bored provi...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,069 reviews
Moods
emotional 56%
sad 52%
dark 32%
challenging 26%
tense 17%
funny 9%
informative 4%
adventurous 3%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30%Loveable characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | Yes: 9% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 4%Average rating
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Graphic
Suicide, Death, InfidelityModerate
Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual contentMinor
Racial slurs, Child abuse, Antisemitism
320 pages • first pub 1857 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140445268
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: 01 January 1992
Description
The notorious and celebrated novel that established modern realism For this novel of French bourgeois life in all its inglorious banality, Flaubert invented a paradoxically original and wholly modern style. His heroine, Emma Bovary, a bored provi...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,069 reviews
Moods
emotional 56%
sad 52%
dark 32%
challenging 26%
tense 17%
funny 9%
informative 4%
adventurous 3%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 30%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30%Loveable characters?
No: 56% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | Yes: 9% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death, InfidelityModerate
Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual contentMinor
Racial slurs, Child abuse, Antisemitism