320 pages • first pub 1857 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781853260780
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Wordsworth Classics
Publication date: 07 November 1995
Description
Castigated for offending against public decency, Madame Bovary has rarely failed to cause a storm. For Flaubert's contemporaries, the fascination came from the novelist's meticulous account of provincial matters. For the writer, subject matter was...
Community Reviews Summary of 15,540 reviews
Moods
emotional 58%
sad 54%
dark 33%
challenging 23%
tense 19%
funny 8%
adventurous 4%
informative 3%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
No: 39% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30%Loveable characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 33% | 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: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death, InfidelityModerate
Medical content, Medical traumaMinor
Racial slurs
320 pages • first pub 1857 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781853260780
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Wordsworth Classics
Publication date: 07 November 1995
Description
Castigated for offending against public decency, Madame Bovary has rarely failed to cause a storm. For Flaubert's contemporaries, the fascination came from the novelist's meticulous account of provincial matters. For the writer, subject matter was...
Community Reviews Summary of 15,540 reviews
Moods
emotional 58%
sad 54%
dark 33%
challenging 23%
tense 19%
funny 8%
adventurous 4%
informative 3%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 33%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 78% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
No: 39% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30%Loveable characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 33% | 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: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death, InfidelityModerate
Medical content, Medical traumaMinor
Racial slurs