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adt's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
4.25
rat_t0oth's review against another edition
informative
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5
need to re-read it
radium88's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
victoriaconstance's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
casparb's review against another edition
I decided to read some Flaubert in French. This is probably his best known short story and I kind of adored it. Perhaps the Frenchism helped. Lots of love for old women stories and old women stories where she falls in love with a parrot which is also God is tip-top. Many amusing moments to be had love good one Gustave
gandalf_a's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Sexism, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Car accident, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Racial slurs, Racism, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
chrismologos's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
I find it hard to "rate" this, as a "classic", but it didn't do much for me, personally.
cvall96's review against another edition
5.0
Life and love are nothing but a series of associations passed along endlessly, arbitrarily, but not without comfort — one of the few dignified rights humans have to their undignified names. And look around you, look who gets comfort. Not the hearts like Félicité.