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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
What can I say? Within the first few pages I'd thought that I had fallen in love with the book, when in fact it was only Hugo's style of writing that'd caught me. Even then I realized that this is not truly his writing, that it had been translated and abridged from the original French text. He makes me want to go study French and Latin, and read his work all over again.
It was going good until La Esmeralda fell in the one of the most senseless loves I've ever come across in a book. From then on it went downhill and eventually evened out in the depths of a strange darkness. The hunchback and eventual reunion with mother and daughter were the only guidance.
Scarce was the philosophy, which personally surprised me. If I were to read this again, or the unabridged version, it would be solely for Hugo's writing, and perhaps to sympathize with the lovely bellringer.
It was going good until La Esmeralda fell in the one of the most senseless loves I've ever come across in a book. From then on it went downhill and eventually evened out in the depths of a strange darkness. The hunchback and eventual reunion with mother and daughter were the only guidance.
Scarce was the philosophy, which personally surprised me. If I were to read this again, or the unabridged version, it would be solely for Hugo's writing, and perhaps to sympathize with the lovely bellringer.
This is incredibly slow starting, with so many descriptions of Parisian architecture and theorizing on architecture in general. But once the plot really kicks in, it's a big shift--there's tons of melodrama and pathos, with some great set pieces. The characters are vivid, with Frollo in particular being quite complex. This isn't anywhere near the level of Les Miserables for me, but the second half grabbed me.
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Masterpiece! my favorite book
It was a very good book and very well written, but super sad! I can't decide if I want to give it 3 stars or 4 because right now I am just unsatisfied with how sad it is.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Quasi throws Jehan off the roof. Quasi pushes Frollo off the roof. Phoebus lives an eternally unhappy life. Esmeralda and her mother find each other. Gringoire and Djali live. This will kill that! Excellent. No notes.
dark
emotional
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
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes