Doamna Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, Aurelia Ulici

Doamna Bovary

Gustave Flaubert, Aurelia Ulici

318 pages • first pub 1857 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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'Oh, why, dear God, did I marry him?'Emma Bovary is beautiful and bored, trapped in her marriage to a mediocre doctor and stifled by the banality of provincial life. An ardent devourer of sentimental novels, she longs for passion and seeks escape ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 18,837 reviews

Moods

emotional 60%
reflective 59%
sad 54%
dark 33%
challenging 23%
tense 20%
funny 9%
adventurous 4%
informative 3%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 63%
medium 33%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 80% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

No: 38% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 29%

Loveable characters?

No: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 78% | Yes: 11% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 3%

Average rating

3.49

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