lailasemeda's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
hannahwrf's review against another edition
5.0
W: Quasimodo, Esmeralda L: jeder andre
Faszinierend wie disney eine liebesgeschichte draus gemacht hat, eigentliche eine Geschichte welche Gräueltaten Menschen wegen der Liebe begehen, Hinrichtung, fast eine Vergewaltigung, Mord u name it. Dom Claude hat sein Ende verdient war sehr angenehm die Seiten zu lesen.
Faszinierend wie disney eine liebesgeschichte draus gemacht hat, eigentliche eine Geschichte welche Gräueltaten Menschen wegen der Liebe begehen, Hinrichtung, fast eine Vergewaltigung, Mord u name it. Dom Claude hat sein Ende verdient war sehr angenehm die Seiten zu lesen.
sweetgly100's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
emaaaaa's review against another edition
Super boring which makes it hard to stay focused
vavocado's review against another edition
adventurous
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
rhysciar's review against another edition
3.0
Plus a half star, because it wasn't so bad, and Hugo definitely can write, but the first 200 pages was really boring.
saralynnburnett's review against another edition
4.0
One of my favorite things to do back when I taught Lit / English classes was to discuss the real stories of Disney movies and other adaptations of fairy tales. Kids always love getting the truth and The Hunchback of Notre Dame is another great example of an epic book whose darker parts got stripped away by Disney.
I recently read ‘How to read literature like a professor’ and there was a great examination in there on the relationship between physical appearance and morality in lit as in - the witch is ugly, the evil Russian spy will have a scared face etc. Hugo’s novel was mentioned as one of the first to create a physically deformed character with a good heart.
This was a reread for me during a trip to Paris where we stayed right across from Notre Dame so that definitely added a lot... and made the long / dry history of Paris, history if the cathedral, and history of France chapters a little more palatable.
I recently read ‘How to read literature like a professor’ and there was a great examination in there on the relationship between physical appearance and morality in lit as in - the witch is ugly, the evil Russian spy will have a scared face etc. Hugo’s novel was mentioned as one of the first to create a physically deformed character with a good heart.
This was a reread for me during a trip to Paris where we stayed right across from Notre Dame so that definitely added a lot... and made the long / dry history of Paris, history if the cathedral, and history of France chapters a little more palatable.
alannahjrpurslow's review against another edition
3.0
The translator has done an excellent job of the translation. Of course, Hugo’s writing itself is fantastic. You really feel for the characters; there is a real humanness and empathy to them.
Where the book falls a bit flat for me is in the architecture descriptions and fleshing out of really incidental scenes. I am aware that it is part of the Gothic/Romantic style that he was writing this in, but I feel like some of this “fleshing out” really slows the story’s pace towards the end. Overall, though, worth the read!
Where the book falls a bit flat for me is in the architecture descriptions and fleshing out of really incidental scenes. I am aware that it is part of the Gothic/Romantic style that he was writing this in, but I feel like some of this “fleshing out” really slows the story’s pace towards the end. Overall, though, worth the read!