Status Updates From Madame Bovary

Jesus Christ on a cracker. I must have not been in the mood for exposition dumps or overly flowery descriptions or something, but Flaubert’s writing annoys me. If there is a booger hanging from someone’s nose, I’m sure Flaubert would describe its texture &color in excruciating details. I will soft DNF and return later when I’m not overly annoyed.

“The attractive phantasmagoria of sentimental realities.” Ugh the translation is DIVINE