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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A classic
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Classism
Moderate: Death, Murder
Gone but with the promise to reconstruct never forgotten. I am so proud to have read this book in my life time. I never was able to see Notre Dame in person but, Victor Hugo's descriptive narrative elucidated the feeling of being there in person. No matter what caused the fire, either terrorism or blunt accident it will never be the same. Some of the timbers that burned were 1000 years old and it was destined for a retrofit and upgrade. I'm so glad the French Government has promised to rebuild the edifice. Below is a critique of the master piece from Magill's Master Plots.
Victor Hugo, leader of the French romantic movement, not only could tell a story, but also could endow his essentially romantic characters with a realism so powerful that they have become monumental literary figures. The Hunchback of Notre Dame has every quality of a good novel: an exciting story, a magnificent setting and deep, lasting characterizations. Perhaps the compelling truth of this novel lies in the idea that God has created in man an imperfect image of Himself, an image fettered by society and by man's own body and soul, but one which, in the last analysis, has the freedom to transcend these limitations and achieve spiritual greatness.
I'm changing my rating to 5 stars because greatness only happens in retrospect. As I look back at my reading of this tome I see a rhyme to my reason. I urge all of you to read this book. It does not disappoint. Through the ashes a great monument will rise again.
Victor Hugo, leader of the French romantic movement, not only could tell a story, but also could endow his essentially romantic characters with a realism so powerful that they have become monumental literary figures. The Hunchback of Notre Dame has every quality of a good novel: an exciting story, a magnificent setting and deep, lasting characterizations. Perhaps the compelling truth of this novel lies in the idea that God has created in man an imperfect image of Himself, an image fettered by society and by man's own body and soul, but one which, in the last analysis, has the freedom to transcend these limitations and achieve spiritual greatness.
I'm changing my rating to 5 stars because greatness only happens in retrospect. As I look back at my reading of this tome I see a rhyme to my reason. I urge all of you to read this book. It does not disappoint. Through the ashes a great monument will rise again.
What a sad and heartbreaking tale! It is really hard to relate to the characters but you can still feel his pain deeply. This was a pretty depressing story, not something for a little pleasure reading.
dark
sad
tense
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
A very good book. Hugo has a very unique way of writing which somehow successfully weaves a dark story with witty humor and lengthy discussions of architecture. The book's main flaw in my eyes is that its detached narrative style made it a little hard for me to connect with the characters.
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-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
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
Started and finished date - 21.05.25 to 22.05.25.
My rating - Three Stars.
I pick is book because I want to see how different it was to Disney hunchback of notre dame and I think people who like the phantom of the opera by Gaston Leroux would like is book. The cover of book was okay. The writing was okay but it took some time used to also the ending of book was okay. The atmosphere pretty good. The paced of plot was well structured and steady paced. The characters was okay but they found bit boring and they needed to flash out bit more
My rating - Three Stars.
I pick is book because I want to see how different it was to Disney hunchback of notre dame and I think people who like the phantom of the opera by Gaston Leroux would like is book. The cover of book was okay. The writing was okay but it took some time used to also the ending of book was okay. The atmosphere pretty good. The paced of plot was well structured and steady paced. The characters was okay but they found bit boring and they needed to flash out bit more
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
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
:(
(I liked les mis a lot better.)
(I can’t believe there’s a Disney adaptation of this.)
(My heaaart I knew the actual beats of the plot but it’s even woooorse than I thought.)
I ought to give it 4 stars, it Broke me in awful ways, but I skipped too much book to actually rate it as such. I fear I skimmed the asides for the sake of the plot, which is very good and very heartbreaking.
(I liked les mis a lot better.)
(I can’t believe there’s a Disney adaptation of this.)
(My heaaart I knew the actual beats of the plot but it’s even woooorse than I thought.)
I ought to give it 4 stars, it Broke me in awful ways, but I skipped too much book to actually rate it as such. I fear I skimmed the asides for the sake of the plot, which is very good and very heartbreaking.