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The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo

4 reviews

benna_21's review against another edition

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dark funny informative reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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spentcello's review against another edition

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dark funny informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

Victor Hugo is that uncle that loves to tell all sorts of outrageous stories that are completely over the top and most certainly not particularly factually accurate. It's a lot of fun but it's also very rambly and sometimes hard to follow exactly what the point is - although you're sure that there's a definite attempt to push a certain political agenda.

My main issue with the book was that I didn't like any of the characters and didn't really enjoy reading about them. I liked the overall vibe and some of it was quite amusing, but it was also overdone and most of the puns get lost in translation (endnotes never quite have the same effect...). The darker themes Hugo explores, like power and control over others, punishment and torture, and poverty are all cleverly discussed and for the most part, enjoyable to read. I can see why it's a classic, but just be ready for nastiness and a severe lack of positive outcomes.
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sbookybrain's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

Ich bin beeindruckt. Obwohl das Buch, das im Mittelalter spielt, vor zwei Jahrhunderten geschrieben wurde, war (zugegebenermaßen wider Erwarten) die Sprache sehr angenehm zu lesen und aufgrund ironischer Bemerkungen des Autors und sehr gewandter Ausdrucksweise teilweise richtig amüsant. Soviel zur Sprache. Viktor Hugo hat es hervorragend geschafft, einen Roman aus verschiedenen Perspektiven und anfangs sehr unterschiedlichen Habdlungssträngen zu flechten und dabei auch noch historische Betrachtungen und Fakten sowie breite Informationen über die Architektur der Zeit, in der die Geschichte spielt, einfließen zu lassen. So gab es immer wieder Pausen in der Handlung, was die Spannung, wie es weitergehen könnte, erhöht hat und außerdem ein tieferes Verständnis für das Mittelalter in Paris mitgegeben hat. 

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masha__me's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • 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

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