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Bouvard and Pécuchet

Name: Bouvard and Pécuchet
Author: Gustave Flaubert

by Gustave Flaubert

1881•Comedy•396 pages

Taste attributes: comedydramahistoricalslowfresh & originallightrealisticlinearglossysocial commentaryfool triumphant

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Boxlist takeFresh and polished: a comic novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.5 / 5

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About This Book

Comme il faisait une chaleur de 33 degres, le boulevard Bourdon se trouvait absolument desert. Plus bas le canal Saint-Martin, ferme par les deux ecluses etalait en ligne droite son eau couleur d'encre. Il y avait au milieu, un bateau plein de bois, et sur la berge deux rangs de barriques.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ComedyDramaHistoricalSocial commentaryFool triumphant

Subjects

CorrespondenceFrench fictionRomance literatureTranslations from FrenchFrench wit and humorStupiditySocial life and customsRetirees

Details

Author: Gustave Flaubert
Published: 1881
Pages: 396
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Source: Open Library

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