ੈ✩‧₊˚ana ੈ✩‧₊˚’s Reviews > Madame Bovary > Status Update

Honestly, seeing that after writing this book its author was put on trail for obscenity, I was expecting a much more scandalous book, but so far it’s really just harping on how unfulfilled Mrs. Bovary is and how her husband yearns for her. The most major development since my last update is that now they have a baby together

Part 2 Chapter 1 Update: Now we’ve learned that Madame Bovary is completely miserable living in the country, she says that she wishes for death, but also wishes to live in Paris. She has lost interest in her drawing and music practice because she doesn’t see the point in developing skills if she has no one to show them to. She’s also very lonely, even being tempted to converse with her servants but she refrains

Just finished chapter one- it was largely a description of the Bovary son‘s calm upbringing and how he lost interest in his work as a young adult and dropped out of school (studying medicine) in favor of playing cards & gallivanting around town (to no particular end other than enjoying his freedom).