Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

Madame Bovary

Gustave Flaubert with Francis Steegmuller (Translator)

432 pages • first pub 1857 (view editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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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...

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Community Reviews

3.5
based on 26,142 reviews

Moods

emotional: 62%

reflective: 58%

sad: 56%

dark: 35%

challenging: 23%

tense: 19%

funny: 9%

adventurous: 4%

informative: 3%

inspiring: 2%

lighthearted: 2%

mysterious: 2%

hopeful: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

3% of readers chose fast
36% of readers chose medium
60% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
17% of readers chose A mix
78% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

30% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
58% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
76% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

95% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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