I loved this book but I never think about it as a book about infidelity. I see it as a book about the confrontation of adolescent (but also adults) with reality. It’s a masterpiece. Also, if you see a classic on Goodreads with a rating over 3.3, that’s a darn good book. Genre really changes how one should interpret the rating of a book on Goodreads, or so I’ve experienced.
Now that you mention it I see the connection between Madam Bovary and Northanger Abbey. Pretty cool! As far as English translations the Adam Thorpe one from Modern Library is another really good one (and my favorite). Great review!
Yes, I've heard that people like that new translation! I actually talked about it in the video too but ended up editing it out because I didn't think people would be interested in a long rant about translations 😅
a long time ago when was reorganizing my bookshelf, I thought of getting rid of MB cuz I didn't enjoy so I don't need it anymore, but I gave it another chance cuz it seems that I did not understand it very well at that time.. great to see someone who liked that novel and discussing it which helps in seeing the novel from another aspect. I also have "Great novelists and their novels" by W. Somerset Maugham, he also discussed that novel and how great it is. regarding the first chapter of the novel, yeah I also that the main character was Charles's mother... I think it also highlights Charles in his school or something like that, in my opinion, this helps us to know more about him and his naive personality. I enjoyed this video so much.. love discussing books with other readers especially when they have a different opinion than mine.
I'm glad you gave this book another chance! I don't necessarily think that Flaubert should have gotten rid of the first chapter, I just think it could have been written in a less chaotic way. Thank you for your insightful comment 🥰
Umm, where can I sign up for this literature course?? 💜 (also just having some cOnTrOvErSiAl thoughts on fidelity because if back at that time women were forced into marriages/couldn't get out of them/couldn't do anything else in life but marry - maybe we shouldn't judge their "infidelity" by our modern standard. But hey patriarchy is still doing great so Madame Bovary is still referenced as "the book about infidelity" and not women's oppression 🙃)
OhOhO that's quite a statement coming from someone who didn't read the book yet 😎 But it's an interesting thought and I'm curious to see how I'm going to like other classics with infidelity in them with that in mind.
I loved this book but I never think about it as a book about infidelity. I see it as a book about the confrontation of adolescent (but also adults) with reality. It’s a masterpiece.
Also, if you see a classic on Goodreads with a rating over 3.3, that’s a darn good book. Genre really changes how one should interpret the rating of a book on Goodreads, or so I’ve experienced.
Now that you mention it I see the connection between Madam Bovary and Northanger Abbey. Pretty cool! As far as English translations the Adam Thorpe one from Modern Library is another really good one (and my favorite). Great review!
Yes, I've heard that people like that new translation! I actually talked about it in the video too but ended up editing it out because I didn't think people would be interested in a long rant about translations 😅
a long time ago when was reorganizing my bookshelf, I thought of getting rid of MB cuz I didn't enjoy so I don't need it anymore, but I gave it another chance cuz it seems that I did not understand it very well at that time.. great to see someone who liked that novel and discussing it which helps in seeing the novel from another aspect. I also have "Great novelists and their novels" by W. Somerset Maugham, he also discussed that novel and how great it is.
regarding the first chapter of the novel, yeah I also that the main character was Charles's mother... I think it also highlights Charles in his school or something like that, in my opinion, this helps us to know more about him and his naive personality.
I enjoyed this video so much.. love discussing books with other readers especially when they have a different opinion than mine.
I'm glad you gave this book another chance!
I don't necessarily think that Flaubert should have gotten rid of the first chapter, I just think it could have been written in a less chaotic way.
Thank you for your insightful comment 🥰
Umm, where can I sign up for this literature course?? 💜 (also just having some cOnTrOvErSiAl thoughts on fidelity because if back at that time women were forced into marriages/couldn't get out of them/couldn't do anything else in life but marry - maybe we shouldn't judge their "infidelity" by our modern standard. But hey patriarchy is still doing great so Madame Bovary is still referenced as "the book about infidelity" and not women's oppression 🙃)
OhOhO that's quite a statement coming from someone who didn't read the book yet 😎 But it's an interesting thought and I'm curious to see how I'm going to like other classics with infidelity in them with that in mind.
@@AniasBellJar oh me and Emma have a history 😎
@@yourmuddymind oh damn, sorry for the judgement then 😳
Thank you! That was very helpful for me who has not read it yet…appreciate the no spoilers. (I mean other than the mention of infidelity.)
Hello lovely!! I've had this book on my shelves for aaaages, need to get to it at some point soon x
I hope you'll enjoy it! 🥰
Same. I got dat Steegmuller translation or whatever it is that I badly need to read.
Just discovered this channel. I’m into the focus on classics!
If you were my english lit lecturer in college maybe i wouldn't have dropped the class lol 😳
drop the name, I wanna fight your teacher
U look like Jennifer Jones…