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abbykruth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Suicide and Racial slurs
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
skyhuckelberry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Minor: Suicide
circe_08's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Besonders schlimm erscheinen mir jene Menschen, die sich nach Madame Bovarys Tod daran bereichern wollen und Monsieur Bovary ausnehmen. Zu Lebzeiten der Madame nutzt auch der fahrende Händler ihre Naivität aus und stürzt sie in einen Berg aus Schulden.
Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide, Sexual content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
uncomfortablecoconut's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicide
domibi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Suicide
lostinthelibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity and Medical content
Moderate: Suicide
tiiiger35's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Antisemitism, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Death, Grief, Infidelity, and Suicide
var_klar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Infidelity and Suicide
Minor: Religious bigotry
nineinchnails's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
i did get a little bored in the middle since i’d assumed the fun was over for our titular character (and the pacing of this was pretty strange) but she got a second wind and i ended up loving it!! emma had no redeeming qualities that i can recall but she was really engaging to read about and i found myself empathising with her, especially towards the end. she came across as quite naive and disillusioned so i had a lot more vitriol for rodolphe on account of his shameless manipulation of her. he wasn’t the only man to take advantage of her naïveté and it was both gratifying (because she was pretty awful) and frustrating to watch it happen as the reader.
the copy i read had a section at the end of “explanatory notes” which was referenced to constantly throughout and it massively contributed to my enjoyment since i ended up learning so much about 19th century france and flaubert himself. it was genuinely really interesting and i had no idea just how advanced medicine was in those times. i don’t think i agree with the moral of the story (from my interpretation) but i still really enjoyed this. no plot little character development just vibes but the vibes were gorgeous. i loved the setting and the prose was incredibly pretty.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Pregnancy, Abandonment, Classism, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Grief, and Mental illness
Minor: Child abuse, Sexual content, Fatphobia, Vomit, Antisemitism, Racism, and Racial slurs
Child neglect and Prostitution/Sex workcorvuscorax's review against another edition
4.25
Le cadre clos et suffoquant d'une ville qui ne la comprend pas, d'un mari qui ne la comprend pas, des amants qui ne la comprend pas, d'elle-même qui ne se comprend pas, qui ne peut qu'indiquer ses blessures sanglantes en balbutiant quelque chose de l'amour. C'était désespérant de voir une jeune fille qui a désiré si fortement et qui n'a jamais goûter la gloire de chasser quelque chose pour elle-même, d'avoir ses propres échecs. Elle jouait toujours dans une pièce de théâtre dont tous les histoires qu'elle a aimées sont les autrices, sans percevoir le regard du public.
Tout autour d'Emma, le personnage de livre qui voudrait être un personnage de livre, on trouve toutes les "personnes" du livre, qui attend les actions et pensées d'Emma pour comprendre leurs propres gestes mécaniques. Emma n'est que l'écho passional d'une ville pleine de gens qui ont des désirs dont ils ne parleront jamais.
Un bon début pour la nouvelle année.
Graphic: Suicide