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432 pages • first pub 1857 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679736363
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 14 December 1991
Description
For daring to peer into the heart of an adulteress and enumerate its contents with profound dispassion, the author of Madame Bovary was tried for -offenses against morality and religion.- What shocks us today about Flaubert's devastatingly realize...
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
432 pages • first pub 1857 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679736363
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 14 December 1991
Description
For daring to peer into the heart of an adulteress and enumerate its contents with profound dispassion, the author of Madame Bovary was tried for -offenses against morality and religion.- What shocks us today about Flaubert's devastatingly realize...
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