Book # 45 - Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

 

Thoughts on Madame Bovary.... yeah it was pretty good though I feel like maybe I'm missing something. The main character really isn't likable, right? Her whole downfall is sad but she isn't the kind of character that generates a lot of sympathy. I know that she encounters a few bad actors that help her towards her fate but still... A-

Book # 111 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

 
After five years away from the 101-200 list I finally cross one of of this list. I think the last one I read was Infinite Jest sometime before my daughter was born, and now finally she's old enough to appreciate me reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory aloud to her. Really we both enjoyed it, it is the perfect type of book to read to a five year old that loves candy. A