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henwen 's review for:
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
by Victor Hugo
(3.5)
Damn, this was like the architectural version of Moby Dick, but more boring (likely because by the time Melville publishes MD, fiction writing becomes much more sophisticated and focused; 20 years makes a big difference). Didn't expect it to be so ironic, either. I remember reading an abridged version of this when I was 8 (was a big fan of the Disney movie) and I gotta say that I probably gained very little by reading the "real" version. The actual story parts hold up well, but the immersion is hamstrung by interminable passages about urban planning, Gothic architecture, and general 19th century/Romantic Era over-descriptiveness.
Also: somehow, Disney Frollo seems HORNIER than book Frollo? (https://youtu.be/-NP-RsRGzVo)
Damn, this was like the architectural version of Moby Dick, but more boring (likely because by the time Melville publishes MD, fiction writing becomes much more sophisticated and focused; 20 years makes a big difference). Didn't expect it to be so ironic, either. I remember reading an abridged version of this when I was 8 (was a big fan of the Disney movie) and I gotta say that I probably gained very little by reading the "real" version. The actual story parts hold up well, but the immersion is hamstrung by interminable passages about urban planning, Gothic architecture, and general 19th century/Romantic Era over-descriptiveness.
Also: somehow, Disney Frollo seems HORNIER than book Frollo? (https://youtu.be/-NP-RsRGzVo)