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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
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
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
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
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
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:
Yes
I didnt really enjoy it to be honest. I liked the writing and appreciated the humor, but everything else fell flat. The characters started out great and interesting, but all of them falling so head over heel in love, until their death felt so illogical . Maybe Im just not a romantic. Also, as good as the prose was, it doesnt justify a max 300page story to be a 600page book. Excessive descriptions and long tangents just killed it, whenever it was picking up steam. At the end I was just wishing everybody (but Djali) dies and we get it over with.
The 2.75 is because I really enjoyed the prose and the vibe
The 2.75 is because I really enjoyed the prose and the vibe
fast-paced
-0,25 pour le chapitre où il fait une analyse sur l'architecture détrônée par l'imprimerie qu'il débute par "nos lectrices nous pardonneront"... sinon bravo gt hooked du début à la fin. je tiens aussi à souligner la bêtise des critiques des amerloques sur ce bouquin sur ce site c trop grave
A classic that I truly enjoyed. Me and a close friend read it at the same time and he did not like it as much as me. There is a good reason for that. I love descriptive and rich language. When I really am transported into a world. I loved the first chapter because it really felt like I was there on the streets of old Paris.
It’s a dark story but an amazing one. If you think you’ll get the disney movie you are in for a surprise.
It’s a dark story but an amazing one. If you think you’ll get the disney movie you are in for a surprise.
challenging
dark
funny
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed this book way more than I thought I would. People who complain or laugh at Hugo’s segues and references fail to understand that that is the point. Hugo isn’t trying to write a novel and getting sidetracked by info-dumping, he’s trying to trick you into reading an info-dump by tying it in with a novel.
People also seem to really underestimate just what a funny book this is. There’s a lot of farce that really makes it a fun read - the chapter with Quasimodo in court in particular, or when Frollo is complaining how hard he has it to Esmerelda. This is an info-dump with a lot of humour.
Victor Hugo really wants you to understand what Paris was like at that time. He wants you to come away with more knowledge about the time period, and about Notre Dame, than you arrived with. If you had fun doing it and enjoyed the story, that’s a bonus. So please, stop complaining about A Bird’s-Eye View of Paris. Victor Hugo wanted to write A Bird’s-Eye View of Paris. He needed to write the rest of the book to convince you to read it!
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Despite containing one of the most famous characters in all of literature I really had no idea what the plot of the story was. Unfortunately, the book didn't either. Half to two thirds of the book was completely unrelated to the plot, and none of the characters received any real development. While it's not at all unusual for Hugo to add hundreds of superfluous pages to a book, this book stood out for the complete lack of any plot movement in the first half of the book. In addition there was absolutely no development of the characters motivations. Even in Romeo and Juliet the characters spoke to each other. Here, someone was seen across the square and will kill or die just to be near the object of their affection. Maybe this works once, but three times? Read the Cliffs Notes, you won't miss anything.
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read this because i was cast in the stage play as Clopin and just wanted to see how it was written to be. Once you get past the architecture chapters it moves along well enough. It's beautifully written. Heart wrenching. The play is a meshing of the Disney movie and this novel. I'm glad I read it.