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hjb_128's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Ableism, Death, Racism, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexism, Torture, Kidnapping, and Classism
sarasreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
About halfway through it finally started picking up, and it became a mostly unputdownable book for me, which was a lovely surprise!
Other things that were a surprise:
1. Playwrite marries the prettiest girl in Paris, literally only cares about her goat and basically elopes with it by the end, leaving the 16 year old in the clutches of a total pedo.
2. Phoebus was a bigger douchebag than Frollo, change my mind. At least Frollo was mildly conflicted. "Oh she's been charged for my murder but had nothing to do with the attack I'm still totally alive and well? Eh, let her hang I guess, not my problem." -Phoebus probably.
3. The battle scene in front of the Notre Dame was wild. Probably said "holy crap!" out loud like 7 times.
4. This book is a huge bummer. Towards the end you hope and hope, and then it guts you.
If the first half of the book was much shorter, it would be a 4-4.5 star read for me. I know he was trying to get people to care about older gothic architecture, and the churches specifically, which is probably why we still have the Notre Dame today. So good on him and all, but in the 21st century it's a total snooze fest lol
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Pedophilia, Racism, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death and Torture
masha__me's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Hate crime, Incest, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Infidelity, and Alcohol
sarah_speaks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement and Religious bigotry
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
buecher_und_huehner's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual violence