A review by phillipsfreed
Sentimental Education by Gustave Flaubert, Kathleen Rustum

1.0

Possibly the driest book I've ever read. I loved Madame Bovary, so was excited for this one but was very sorely disappointed.

The characters are so flat and difficult to connect to in any way, and Flaubert seemingly jumps from thought to thought which had me turning back pages to find out what was going on.

Very much agree with Henry James's assessment of this book!