... but you could tell what he was talking about.  The poetry is good, nice and free, but maybe it's the translation.  I'll probably get another book of this, one that's more comprehensive.  Flaubert - Madame Bovary Deserves the fame.  For 19th century, not too bad for a female characterization, even if she is two-dimensional.  You kinda sorta sympathize with her, and kinda sorta hate her...

...para mi día gris. Mucho más tarde – o sea ahora – escucharía esa canción de James Powter 200 veces, ‘You Had a Bad Day’, y pensaría en lo sencillo que es para ciertas almas obtener eso que el maestro Flaubert llamó le mot juste , es decir, cuánto encanto encierra una síntesis de lo que yo sólo puedo trazar con groseras pretensiones grandilocuentes. (Recordé también en ese momento las palabras del...

...I opened up the first page and I just put it back. It was some novel written in poetic prose. no thanks Russian. Note: just realized that my bus book is next to my shitty gossip girl book.. eat shit Flaubert!! but no really though, i loooove Madame Bovary.. so far. Also i came across that little japanese cat. It had to be mine. Right now all i want to do is not go to school tomorrow stay up...