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j'ai bien aimé lire ce livre et c'était souvent touchant, mais je ne suis pas sûre si hugo atteint son but de convaincre ceux en faveur de la peine capitale qu'elle est inhumaine et fausse, parce-que si on est convaincu que l'état a le droit de tuer des gens, qu'il y a des gens qui mérittent mourir, je ne crois pas que la souffrance psychologique d'un condamné puisse le convaincre du contraire. à mon avis, seulement la déscription de la cruelle curiosité dégoutante de la foule pourrait peut-être être un argument pour une telle personne.

stellar22's review against another edition

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3.0

2.5

nyxsen9's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

harmandar__'s review

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

chuyu_love's review

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4.0

pretty good book, nice message.

acid28's review

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4.0

It's a good book, Hugo portrays the psychological state of the convict very well. Despite some people, this book hasn't really changed my opinion on the death penalty but it was important for the time it was written, of course.
It really upset me when the prisoner's daughter didn't recognise him :(

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