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mcbethjb 's review for:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
by Victor Hugo
Why didn't I read this when I was in high school? I don't know, probably too simple for my snooty English classes. Why didn't I read this when I decided [book: Les Miserables] as my favorite novel of all time? I don't know, probably too simple for my snooty Disney (Eisner-Disney) disliking self. Whatever the reason, I've read it and loved it. It holds a much more coherent and linear story than Les Miserables, but loses much of the pathos and depth. Overall, it was a fun and surprisingly light read. To anybody with half a brain, many of the later developments are telegraphed early on, but the interest is sustained in how you get to the results rather than the results themselves.