Well, Twin Brother, I finished. The goal was to finish before I head down Mexico-way for the weekend, and I made it. (Not by much, I turned the final page right before heading off to sleep for my ridiculously early 3:40 wake-up call, but I still made it.)
Let me just say, Sadness is the end of Madame Bovary. (Although, from your description, the end of the movie might even be sadder.)
But among the sadness there were a few moments of Flaubert-ridiculousness:
1. Emma’s Dad assuring Chuck that he will “still get his turkey” as he leaves Emma’s funeral.
2. The Bovary family telling their young daughter not that Emma has died, but that she’s gone away for awhile and will be coming back (with toys!) and just ignoring the issue until young Berthe stops asking about her Mom.
Well, those were my thoughts at a glance. Now I really must jet. Off to Mexico until Monday. When I’m back I’m sure I’ll have many interesting things to say about TWITW.
Until then,
Justin
