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evgeorge's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Torture, and Death of parent
chiara_dose's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Death, Stalking, and Torture
Minor: Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry
sarasreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
About halfway through it finally started picking up, and it became a mostly unputdownable book for me, which was a lovely surprise!
Other things that were a surprise:
1. Playwrite marries the prettiest girl in Paris, literally only cares about her goat and basically elopes with it by the end, leaving the 16 year old in the clutches of a total pedo.
2. Phoebus was a bigger douchebag than Frollo, change my mind. At least Frollo was mildly conflicted. "Oh she's been charged for my murder but had nothing to do with the attack I'm still totally alive and well? Eh, let her hang I guess, not my problem." -Phoebus probably.
3. The battle scene in front of the Notre Dame was wild. Probably said "holy crap!" out loud like 7 times.
4. This book is a huge bummer. Towards the end you hope and hope, and then it guts you.
If the first half of the book was much shorter, it would be a 4-4.5 star read for me. I know he was trying to get people to care about older gothic architecture, and the churches specifically, which is probably why we still have the Notre Dame today. So good on him and all, but in the 21st century it's a total snooze fest lol
Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Ableism
Moderate: Torture and Animal death
cambrand's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Torture, Xenophobia, Death, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Ableism
masha__me's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Confinement, Self harm, Stalking, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Gore, Death, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Rape
Moderate: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Ableism, Hate crime, Incest, Physical abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Bullying
Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, and Infidelity
voyage_of_a_time_wanderer's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Violence, Xenophobia, and Torture
Minor: Stalking, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, and Antisemitism
sarah_speaks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Death, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Racial slurs, Body shaming, and Torture
Moderate: Religious bigotry and Confinement
Minor: Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Animal death, Child death, and Abandonment
laurenleigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Torture
hot_water's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, and Body shaming
Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, and Racism
Minor: Death
upthestairs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Torture, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Murder, Misogyny, Hate crime, Death of parent, Gore, Classism, Blood, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content