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matthewinui1's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jules9784's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
kate_dydak's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
a___sey's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
even though this was a required reading book for a class, I enjoyed reading this. edna pontellier is an incredibly complex character that I found in some parts relatable, in others not so much. the beginning was slow and I questioned if I would make it through but eventually I found myself invested in the story, wanting to know how it ended
readingrambles's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
helloimshadyj's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
joshknape's review against another edition
1.0
I had to read this book (in my senior year of high school), and a few years later, I read Madame Bovary in one college literature course. Sometime after that, it occurred to me that The Awakening and Madame Bovary tell more or less the same story, but from exactly opposite viewpoints.
The premise of both books is that a woman in an unhappy marriage tries to escape her misery, and establish her personal freedom, through extramarital affairs. While The Awakening depicts a poor put-upon woman crushed by her cruel, wicked husband, Madame Bovary depicts an arrogant and self-centered romantic rebelling against her well-meaning but bland bourgeois husband by...doing exactly the same thing.
Back in my senior year, I wrote this line to mock the attitude of The Awakening:
"But it was all right. She had won the victory over herself. She loved Big Spouse."
The premise of both books is that a woman in an unhappy marriage tries to escape her misery, and establish her personal freedom, through extramarital affairs. While The Awakening depicts a poor put-upon woman crushed by her cruel, wicked husband, Madame Bovary depicts an arrogant and self-centered romantic rebelling against her well-meaning but bland bourgeois husband by...doing exactly the same thing.
Back in my senior year, I wrote this line to mock the attitude of The Awakening:
"But it was all right. She had won the victory over herself. She loved Big Spouse."
paul63's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
madelineglover's review against another edition
reflective
sad
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
1.5