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I found some sections of this book interesting and others incredibly boring. As the fictional narrator described Flaubert‘s life and his own, my main thought though was curiosity about which parts about Flaubert were fact or fiction. I went in knowing nothing about Flaubert except that he was an author, so I might consider revisiting after reading one of his books. I wouldn‘t recommend it to someone without interest in his life and writing.

Quite good literary novel I bought years ago and never got around to finishing until now. The back cover fell off, so I've been using it as a bookmark.

This was listed on the 1000 to read list. I made it to page 28 and had to stop. So boring. Its basically a fictional history of Gustave Flaubert. I hate history...therefore this did not pull me.

Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't. I'm not surprised some people prefer books.

Women scheme when they are weak, they lie out of fear. Men scheme when they are strong, they lie out of arrogance.

"To be stupid, and selfish, and to have good health are the three requirements for happiness - though if stupidity is lacking, the others are useless." - Julian Barnes, Flaubert's Parrot