Gustave Flaubert, Claudie Bernard, Kathleen Rustum, Robert Baldick - A Sentimental Education: The Story of a Young Man

Pros: Decent look at mid 19th century society opinions.

Cons: Overly tedious and misogynistic, go-nowhere plot and protagonist.

The Bottom Line: Get this one if you are into the French revolution or mid nineteenth century French society. If you're not, I can't recommend it; it is too tedious.

Review: In this novel we follow the life of Frederic Moreau, a young provincial Frenchman through the middle years of the nineteenth century. Frederic is from the country, but moves to Paris to study law. His apathy for his studies is matched only by his ...