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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Une belle surprise, je ne m'attendais pas du tout à autant apprécier cette lecture !
adventurous
emotional
sad
slow-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
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If there is ever an author that is easy to make abridged versions for, it is Victor Hugo. Just when the whole story is going to a point of climax and fast pace, he can pause all that to give you insight into the accountancy of the kingdom of France and the opinion of the King. I like a good lengthy book, but it has to have a reason to be lengthy, I want story telling, not detailed accounts of unimportant side events. Those things have to be woven into the plot and have a reason to be told.
That said, the book was nothing like I expected. I (like many) have been tainted with the Disney version before knowing there is a book. Let's be clear: the only thing the book and characters have in common is their names and to some extend their appearances. The characters are different from what I expected. The book also does not give the black and white differences as the movie does. I had pity with Claude Frollo, disgust for Phoebus and wanted to give Esmeralda a talking to regarding standing up for one self. All of these did not happen with the movie. I liked it, it had more dept. It has some classic fairytale twists.
That said, the book was nothing like I expected. I (like many) have been tainted with the Disney version before knowing there is a book. Let's be clear: the only thing the book and characters have in common is their names and to some extend their appearances. The characters are different from what I expected. The book also does not give the black and white differences as the movie does. I had pity with Claude Frollo, disgust for Phoebus and wanted to give Esmeralda a talking to regarding standing up for one self. All of these did not happen with the movie. I liked it, it had more dept. It has some classic fairytale twists.
It was interesting to read "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" after reading Victor Hugo's masterpiece "Les Miserables." I really enjoyed "Hunchback" but couldn't help but feel it was like reading "Les Miserables" light.
Central to the story is Notre Dame-- around which most of the action takes place. A corrupt priest, a gypsy girl with a counting goat and, of course, the hunchback in the title, are interesting (and at times frustrating) characters. The story moves long aside from Hugo's trademark digressions into French history.
I liked this book a lot, but if you're only going to read one book by Hugo in your lifetime, this isn't the one, of course!
Central to the story is Notre Dame-- around which most of the action takes place. A corrupt priest, a gypsy girl with a counting goat and, of course, the hunchback in the title, are interesting (and at times frustrating) characters. The story moves long aside from Hugo's trademark digressions into French history.
I liked this book a lot, but if you're only going to read one book by Hugo in your lifetime, this isn't the one, of course!
