/lit/ - Literature

havent been able to read the whole thing

but i love Flaubert and the book

i would even call it the great french novel

I read the article about the film version on Wikipedia, so I can say it's one of the greatest pieces of French realism.

>>1616505
See, that's the problem. Everyone says it's the greatest French novel of the 19th century. But why???

I read the back of it at Barns and Noble, it's super gay.

>>1616517
because they havent read the whole thing.

>>1616517
a romantic captured realism

that's why

and it was the first modern french novel, but that doesnt mean much i suppose

>>1616520
shut the fuck up

>>1616519
>>1616512
::: Checks credentials of both posters::: Yep. You're both qualified to review it.

>>1616512

I saw that movie. It was pretty good for soft-core porn.

>>1616526
>and it was the first modern french novel

Sure, if you just ignore Balzac.

>>1616526
What does "a romantic captured realism" really mean? It sounds like something made up to impress an English prof.

>>1616532
Implying "Jacques le fataliste et son maître" wasn't modern.

>>1616526
>shut the fuck up

>>1616553
Don't cry.

Ok, now who the fuck has actually read this fucking book????

>>1616543
he was forced to write a realist novel, being a romantic himself, and ended up capturing the entire movement in one work

if you can't appreciate that maybe you should just stop arguing

>>1616532
>modern
it's disputed, don't be angry

>>1616553
I found your nnymu

>>1616559
:)

I read the book in a period of my life where I thought I was a misogynist. I was struggling hard to not think of Emma as a fucking ungrateful bitch, and wanted to see her as a confused woman dissapointed of life after being enchanted by romantic novels.

I still think she's a bitch

>>1616573
No one is arguing and who said I can't appreciate it? If you can't offer a valid defense of your claim maybe you should stop making claims.

In what way did he capture the entire movement?

Best review yet.

>>1616581
well i'm sorry that you let your personal frailties affect your reading of the novel

>>1616559

see >>1616513

It's a book about a loose, fanciful bitch and it was a struggle to finish because Emma is such a twat.

>>1616587
Me too man, me too.

>>1616592
>mfw people think MB is about romantic frustration

>>1616593
don't worry

at least you're humble

>women authors
>lol

ITT: People who have only read reviews discuss books they have not read.

Carry on.

>>1616600
>women authors
>Madame Bovary
u trol mi lol

>>1616600
>gustave is a woman's name

>>1616643
troll'd. hard.

Okey i read it. It was not an easy read, this stream of consciousness thing is not my favorite technique. But i like how the novel encircles Madame Bovary from every perspective. Like all good novels it is groundbreaking in form and lacking in story.

>>1616669
Finally! Thanks for the honesty.

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