448 pages • first pub 1857 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141040318
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Emma Bovary is beautiful and bored, trapped in her marriage to a mediocre doctor and stifled by the banality of provincial life. An ardent reader of sentimental novels, she longs for passion and seeks escape in fantasies of high romance, in voraci...
Community Reviews Summary of 12,633 reviews
Moods
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
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
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death, InfidelityModerate
Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual contentMinor
Racial slurs, Child abuse, Death of parent448 pages • first pub 1857 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141040318
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Emma Bovary is beautiful and bored, trapped in her marriage to a mediocre doctor and stifled by the banality of provincial life. An ardent reader of sentimental novels, she longs for passion and seeks escape in fantasies of high romance, in voraci...
Community Reviews Summary of 12,633 reviews
Moods
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
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
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Death, InfidelityModerate
Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual contentMinor
Racial slurs, Child abuse, Death of parent