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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
I was expecting something less predictable and melodramatic.
adventurous
challenging
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ich habe mich wieder an den Glöckner von Notre-Dame getraut. Ich habe bereits einmal probiert diesen Roman zu lesen, aber dann aufgehört weil ich es zu anspruchsvoll fand und nicht mehr mitkam. Und ich muss sagen es war wieder schwierig in die Geschichte reinzukommen, denn die Sprache ist ein wenig altertümlich und kompliziert. Doch ich habe es tatsächlich gelesen und es war auch gut. Die einzelnen Kapitel in denen über gefühlte 10 Seiten die Notre-Dame beschrieben wird, waren echt bissl nervig, aber ansonsten war die Geschichte interessant. Ich fand auch es gab wirklich schöne Textpassagen und die Moral über Hässlichkeit und Vorurteil, wie auch über Religion und Nächstenliebe ist immernoch aktuell. Mir hat Quasimodo sehr leid getan und wie mit ihm umgegangen wurde, wie auch mit Esmeralda. Ich fand sehr unglaubwürdig, als sie ihre Mutter wiederfand und diese sie auf einen Moment vom grössten Hass auf Liebe switchte, aber war vielleicht auch symbolisch für den internalisierten Rassismus oder so kp.
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
La langue est sublime. Et c’est tout . Je ne comprends pas la vénération pour Hugo. Les personnages sont monolithiques, l’intrigue inexistante, on devine tout 200 pages en avance. Dès que l’intrigue avance elle est coupée par 30 p de description pure qui n’apporte rien. Avec des relents de condescendance et de nostalgie de pacotille sur un temps où _l’on savait construire_.
J’ai levé les yeux au ciel un nombre incalculable de fois. Ce sera mon dernier Hugo.
J’ai levé les yeux au ciel un nombre incalculable de fois. Ce sera mon dernier Hugo.
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
(3.5)
"Jehan, Jehan the end will be bad"
"The beginning at least will have been good."
Personally I enjoyed the animated movie that came out; despite the tragedy of the characters often I found the sentences long winded but lacking. The suffering that the characters go through for their affections felt a little washed out towards the end of the book, I wouldn't have minded a lighter ending one where Esmeralda lives with her mother and finds love, one where Jehan realizes the importance of his life, and one where the Hunchback finds solace (and the Archdeacon burns).
"Jehan, Jehan the end will be bad"
"The beginning at least will have been good."
Personally I enjoyed the animated movie that came out; despite the tragedy of the characters often I found the sentences long winded but lacking. The suffering that the characters go through for their affections felt a little washed out towards the end of the book, I wouldn't have minded a lighter ending one where Esmeralda lives with her mother and finds love, one where Jehan realizes the importance of his life, and one where the Hunchback finds solace (and the Archdeacon burns).
I've always said that this is one of those novels that you think you know...until you sit down to really read it. So much more than the film versions that have come to represent the work in the minds of most, Hugo's novel is really a passionate examination of human existance.
Make sure you get the best translation for your needs - I recommend the Signet edition. If you're planning a trip to Paris in the futre - definately pick up a copy.
PS - You'll never be able to stomach the Disney version once you meet the true Quasimodo and Esmerelda
Make sure you get the best translation for your needs - I recommend the Signet edition. If you're planning a trip to Paris in the futre - definately pick up a copy.
PS - You'll never be able to stomach the Disney version once you meet the true Quasimodo and Esmerelda