Reviews

Der Glöckner von Notre Dame by Victor Hugo

ahmed_suliman's review against another edition

2.0

Poor Esméralda died while she was in love with phoebus , She died for him , It's very painful that she died and she thought that he loved her and in every time she was saying his name she was saying darling before it .. it's a very painful miserable novel.

My criticism of the author that he didn't illustrate any obvious reasons for phoebus to be as cruel as he was to Esméralda .. he wanted to create misery from the vain.

ashleighjadereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

amallard's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative sad slow-paced

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

4.5

They should have put Goat Man in the Disney film. Cowards.

maxine_december's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

luked008's review against another edition

Very slow read, uninteresting storyline and characters.

midwifereading's review against another edition

4.0

Super depressing tragedy, beautifully written. Except for the ridiculous chapter that is a written map of Paris. Hugo seems to love extraneous history-geek breaks from his compelling, epic, gorgeous narratives. Hence, no 5 stars.

Also. Why in the actual HECK would Disney EVER think this would make a good children's story? It is wretched, tragic, creepy, violent, and deeply disturbing. The only thing appropriate for kids is Djali, the sweet little goat.

Still, it's a classic for a reason. Powerful.

natalia_k44's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

erin8812's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

fr_eddie's review against another edition

3.0

3,75 un classico, una storia interessante, personaggi a tutto tondo, ma troppe descrizioni.

È stato uno dei libri che mi ha richiesto più tempo per essere finito (quasi un mese) sia per l'inizio della scuola, che ha sicuramente scombussolato il mio ritmo, sia per lo stile che Hugo decide di utilizzare per i primi capitoli: un sacco di descrizioni, pagine e pagine piene, senza che la storia avanzasse mi hanno fatto procedere molto più lentamente di quanto sperassi.

Ma, non contando alcune casualità un po' forzate (Phoebus che decide di tornare dalla promessa sposa proprio in quel giorno o il suo incontro con Esmeralda proprio il giorno in cui lui incontra Jehan) la storia mi è sembrata molto interessante, i personaggi ben fatti (soprattutto la mente malata di Frollino) e lo stile è andato a migliorare, diventando più scorrevole e veloce nella seconda metà.

Avrei voluto vedere di più del rapporto Frollo-Quasimodo, cosa più caratteristica del film, e lo stile non mi ha mai fatto davvero emozionare, non ci sono mai stati passaggi in cui piangevo, nonostante le tematiche deprimenti, ma nonostante questo è davvero un bel libro.

Lo consiglierei? Assolutamente, anche se l'inizio può risultare un po' ostico.

(E Gringoire come fai a preferire la capra ad Esmeralda io non ti capirò mai)

osed123's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75