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This is an impressive books. Victor Hugo writes his character with such flare and spirit that you are able to see them and follow along. You have the story of Quasimodo, the hunchback who lives in the bell towers of Notre Dame. He is reviled by everyone but Claude Frollo, the archbishop and his master.
Enter Esmerelda, a travelling gypsy, who comes to Paris to entertain and earn money. Immediately both men become obsessed with her. For Frollo, she is a forbidden object of desire and for Quasimodo ...more
Enter Esmerelda, a travelling gypsy, who comes to Paris to entertain and earn money. Immediately both men become obsessed with her. For Frollo, she is a forbidden object of desire and for Quasimodo ...more

Je viens de réaliser que je n'ai jamais rédigé une critique de ce roman que j'ai beaucoup aimé.
Mais peut-être que cet oubli est justement parce que le motif principal qui m'a fait aimer cette lecture (et tenir bon dans les longs passages descriptifs) est que je planifiais un voyage à Paris à l'automne 1996 pour aller voir Le Ballet de l'Opéra National de Paris danser à l'Opéra Garnier, le ballet "Notre Dame de Paris" basé sur le roman de Victor Hugo, sur la chorégraphie de Roland Petit, la musi ...more
Mais peut-être que cet oubli est justement parce que le motif principal qui m'a fait aimer cette lecture (et tenir bon dans les longs passages descriptifs) est que je planifiais un voyage à Paris à l'automne 1996 pour aller voir Le Ballet de l'Opéra National de Paris danser à l'Opéra Garnier, le ballet "Notre Dame de Paris" basé sur le roman de Victor Hugo, sur la chorégraphie de Roland Petit, la musi ...more

When actually telling the story, it was well-written and riveting. However, Victor Hugo likes go on, and on, and on. I'm glad he did his research, but I don't need every detail about what Paris was like at this point in time.
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