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4.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Disney set me up fr...
This is a pretty big book, but it doesn't read like one? Hugo sure loves describing every little detail :), somehow I got through it quickly, but I wish the book gave me more.
I really appreciate that a part of Paris will forever be preserved in this book, even though I hated reading the detailed description of it. 
However I wasn't that impressed with the story itself, to me, the characters ended up feeling hollow, I simply wish more emphasis was put on their motives, personalities, behaviour. Everyone seemed like a superficial caricature. Somehow the story feels grand when I think about it, but I didn't feel that while reading it. I think a lot more could have been done with the story, but I still appreciate this classic work.