Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

Madame Bovary

Gustave Flaubert with Mark Overstall (Contributor), Paul De Man (Contributor), Malcolm Bowie (Contributor), Margaret Mauldon (Translator)

329 pages • first pub 1857 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

'Oh, why, dear God, did I marry him?'Emma Bovary is beautiful and bored, trapped in her marriage to a mediocre doctor and stifled by the banality of provincial life. An ardent devourer of sentimental novels, she longs for passion and seeks escape ...

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Moods

reflective 61%
emotional 55%
sad 52%
dark 33%
challenging 26%
tense 18%
funny 9%
adventurous 3%
informative 3%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 67%
medium 30%
fast 1%

Plot- or character-driven?

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

Strong character development?

No: 37% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 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

3.47

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