A review by amesish
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

4.0

I wish I hadn't read this in such close proximity to "The Awakening" as they share so much in theme and subject matter. Much of this novel felt ho-hum, especially as it was my second cuckolding book in a month--but just when I started to get bored, WHAM. I was less wowed by the plot (although there are some interesting twists), but more by the one line truisms. Madame Bovary is so reminiscent (for me) of Scarlett O'Hara--beautiful, entitled, selfish, and frankly my dear, a pretty unsympathetic bitch. I guess despicable characters provide an incredible vehicle for literary exploration of real life themes.