Gustave FlaubertPenguin Select Classics: Madame Bovary: (Original, Unabridged Classic)

In love with the Penguin Select Classics collections! The sprayed edges and the endpapers are just so beautiful. Gotta be one of my favourite editions.

The book was beautiful in and out. I love the concept of the plotline and characters were amazing to read. This was in my tbr for so long and getting this edition was best thing as it's gorgeous starting from the endpages to the stunning cover outside plus it also has a ribbon bookmark too.

Flaubert illustrates the inherent tension between her figments of imagination as the product of romance novels she devours and the dark reality of her life playing the role of the wife of a simple country doctor. It also portrays a mirror to hypocritical society and its materialistic overview that surrounds her. Through vivid description and rich characterization, the novel explores myriad themes even touching upon adultery.Madame Bovary is more than a cautionary tale, it's a timeless meditation on the universal struggle to reconcile dreams with reality. The central themes being materialism, disillusionment, and the pursuit of fulfillment—remain relevant even today, making it a piece of work that deeply resonates within the core of the reader community.

Arrived clean and a good read

Corners were rubbed as the book was rapped in just paper only🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️