A review by mhazz
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

4.0

I had put off reading this book for many years due to a friend's comments that it was "boring". While I certainly do not agree with that sentiment, upon reading I did have to laugh overall at Flaubert's epic disgust for women which is portrayed in this novel - similar to Maugham's in Of Human Bondage. Emma Bovary is one of the most dislikable heroins (poor Charles!) I have come across in my reading history, but I still found this book to be thoroughly enjoyable.