bhbhbhhh t1_jdzh1o1 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:46 AM

I believe Madame Bovary and Northanger Abbey are said to be critical of the effects of being too fond of novels.

mendizabal1 t1_jdzj4e8 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 10:15 AM

Too fond of a certain kind of novel.

Amphy64 t1_jdzvme4 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 12:29 PM

The real problem in Madame Bovary is she just doesn't fancy her husband and he's not really trying to help, otherwise she could read her drippy poetry with him and it'd totally feel like it was about them.