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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a five-star book to me despite the fact I do think it could have been trimmed down to fewer pages. There’s a LOT about medieval architecture but when you consider that this novel was Victor Hugo’s argument in favor of gothic architecture, you begin to understand why he went into so much detail about it.
I highly recommend that it you read this book, after each chapter you should read litcharts.com ‘s summary and detailed analysis of the chapter you just read. It helps to give you so much insight into why some of the details in this book are there.
I highly recommend that it you read this book, after each chapter you should read litcharts.com ‘s summary and detailed analysis of the chapter you just read. It helps to give you so much insight into why some of the details in this book are there.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Rape, Torture, Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy
-1 star for pacing
Melville struggled in his own novel to describe the granduer of "The Whale." Victor Hugo tackles a similar task, capturing the majesty and scope of architecture. He succeeds in passages understandably discarded as "long-winded." (I love them, but they try my patience.) As a fan of Les Miserables, I love that his dedication to exhaustive detail. The characters are ephemeral and the story is tragic, even awful at times. But Hugo's storytelling elevates it to great heights. The author feared the press would render architecture obsolete. Instead his work celebrates Paris, and it's people and immortalized both.
Melville struggled in his own novel to describe the granduer of "The Whale." Victor Hugo tackles a similar task, capturing the majesty and scope of architecture. He succeeds in passages understandably discarded as "long-winded." (I love them, but they try my patience.) As a fan of Les Miserables, I love that his dedication to exhaustive detail. The characters are ephemeral and the story is tragic, even awful at times. But Hugo's storytelling elevates it to great heights. The author feared the press would render architecture obsolete. Instead his work celebrates Paris, and it's people and immortalized both.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
To be quite honest I was surprised how much I loved this book- it was so easy to read and all of the character developments and how emotional & layered it was.
I shouldn't have been surprised- this is Hugo we're talking about.
I shouldn't have been surprised- this is Hugo we're talking about.
slow-paced