tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478569559582632928.post1443883485195706677..comments2023-02-27T16:08:39.261+00:00Comments on Thoughts from a Compulsive Reader: Madame Bovary - Gustave FlaubertRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17485137285511905907noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478569559582632928.post-79286124685878639852010-11-01T16:32:31.981+00:002010-11-01T16:32:31.981+00:00I've only ever read this in French, I studied ...I've only ever read this in French, I studied it at university but I loved it - couldn't stand Emma either!lovely treezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12828738423990243453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478569559582632928.post-28615641424829134452010-10-30T13:26:38.414+01:002010-10-30T13:26:38.414+01:00I'm glad it's not just me who found her ra...I'm glad it's not just me who found her rather unsympathetic! Initially I felt really sorry for her but this changed over the course of the novel. Still, it's beautifully written and I really enjoyed reading it so Flaubert has to be given credit for making us want to read about such an unsympathetic heroine!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17485137285511905907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478569559582632928.post-76341868724290180152010-10-29T16:21:14.347+01:002010-10-29T16:21:14.347+01:00Madame Bovary is one of my very favourite classic ...Madame Bovary is one of my very favourite classic novels BUT I agree with you completely that Emma is one of the most frustrating characters imaginable. She has so many wonderful things in her life but she just can't be satisifed with what she's got. It's difficult to feel any sympathy for her at all.Samantha (A Dream of Books)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11398985180122245433noreply@blogger.com