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Lots to love here: the scope, the extensive (and fairly mad) asides about architecture, history of Paris, alchemy... almost everything and anything that strikes Hugo's fancy. The book may be disorganized and hard to get trough because of its rambling nature, but so worth it.
The last hundred pages or so are very powerful. They build towards the inevitable disasters with a force of a Greek tragedy. Good stuff. ...more
The last hundred pages or so are very powerful. They build towards the inevitable disasters with a force of a Greek tragedy. Good stuff. ...more
I really did love this story...although I was confused by why Hugo spent so many pages on so much historical detail of the city of Paris and even on Notre Dame, itself. I am sure if I put just a little more effort into it...perhaps reading the novel again...I would see how he used these things as types of the characters in the novel. Sadly, I just was not willing to go there in analysis. So many compares and contrasts in the novel. I do have to admit that I was hoping for some other outcome to t
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This historical story gripped me and let me go when I finished it. Great read. Victor Hugo was one of those 19th century writers that defiened popular literature when many people were illiterate.
Aug 12, 2008
Andrew
marked it as to-read
Feb 23, 2009
Bonnie
marked it as to-read
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May 05, 2009
Terri
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