Sentimental Education by Robert Baldick, Gustave Flaubert, Geoffrey Wall

Sentimental Education

Robert Baldick, Gustave Flaubert, Geoffrey Wall

460 pages • first pub 1869 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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Based on Flaubert’s own youthful passion for an older woman, Sentimental Education was described by its author as “the moral history of the men of my generation.” It follows the amorous adventures of Frederic Moreau, a law student who, returning h...

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Community Reviews Summary of 875 reviews

Moods

reflective 72%
emotional 55%
challenging 53%
sad 29%
informative 27%
tense 12%
dark 8%
funny 8%
adventurous 4%
inspiring 4%
mysterious 4%
hopeful 2%

Pace

slow 74%
medium 23%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 19% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 48% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 20%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 48% | Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5%

Average rating

3.52

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