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princelev42 's review for:
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
by Victor Hugo
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Despite containing one of the most famous characters in all of literature I really had no idea what the plot of the story was. Unfortunately, the book didn't either. Half to two thirds of the book was completely unrelated to the plot, and none of the characters received any real development. While it's not at all unusual for Hugo to add hundreds of superfluous pages to a book, this book stood out for the complete lack of any plot movement in the first half of the book. In addition there was absolutely no development of the characters motivations. Even in Romeo and Juliet the characters spoke to each other. Here, someone was seen across the square and will kill or die just to be near the object of their affection. Maybe this works once, but three times? Read the Cliffs Notes, you won't miss anything.