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320 pages • first pub 1857 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781853260780
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Wordsworth Classics
Publication date: 07 November 1995
Description
Castigated for offending against public decency, Madame Bovary has rarely failed to cause a storm. For Flaubert's contemporaries, the fascination came from the novelist's meticulous account of provincial matters. For the writer, subject matter was...
Community Reviews Summary of 19,022 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
sad 54%
dark 34%
challenging 23%
tense 19%
funny 9%
adventurous 4%
informative 4%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
No: 38% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 30%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
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Infidelity, DeathModerate
Medical content, Grief, Medical traumaMinor
Racial slurs, Child abuse, Death of parent
320 pages • first pub 1857 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781853260780
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Wordsworth Classics
Publication date: 07 November 1995
Description
Castigated for offending against public decency, Madame Bovary has rarely failed to cause a storm. For Flaubert's contemporaries, the fascination came from the novelist's meticulous account of provincial matters. For the writer, subject matter was...
Community Reviews Summary of 19,022 reviews
Moods
reflective 59%
sad 54%
dark 34%
challenging 23%
tense 19%
funny 9%
adventurous 4%
informative 4%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
hopeful 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 16% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
No: 38% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 30%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
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Infidelity, DeathModerate
Medical content, Grief, Medical traumaMinor
Racial slurs, Child abuse, Death of parent