kristen312 's review for:

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo

1.0

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To say that reading this book was tedious would be an understatement. I found only one chapter interesting, a couple of chapters were okay, but the rest was unnecessarily verbose drudgery. I found it really difficult to stay focused, and in fact, had to put it down for a few months and come back to it. The descriptions of Paris were too dark and detailed for my taste, and there wasn't a single likable, sympathetic, or even interesting character. Maybe if I had read it 200 years ago, when it was written, my response would have been different. But, as it is, I'm just glad it's over.