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A review by cultbyproxy
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
dark
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? Yes
0.0
it took me almost 4 months to finish this book but i persevered out of spite.
Charles yearned for his wife to die so he could marry Emma, only for her to marry him and then begrudge him for loving her and being a simple man. she had affairs with anyone willing, chose death by arsenic, and left him with no explanation or reconciliation besides the letters from her lovers and a mountain of debt. she really was the final boss of misery.
Charles yearned for his wife to die so he could marry Emma, only for her to marry him and then begrudge him for loving her and being a simple man. she had affairs with anyone willing, chose death by arsenic, and left him with no explanation or reconciliation besides the letters from her lovers and a mountain of debt. she really was the final boss of misery.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Suicide, and Medical trauma