The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
by Victor Hugo
Taste attributes: historicalromancedramaslowfresh & originalheavylinearemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers allsocial commentary
Boxlist takeSlow-burning and heavy: a moving historical novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
In fifteenth-century Paris, a disfigured man named Quasimodo, who was abandoned as an infant in the cathedral of Notre-Dame and now lives in its bell tower, must come to the aid of a beautiful gypsy girl named Esmeralda after she repels the advances of the cruel archdeacon Don Claude Frollo.
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- Author
- Victor Hugo
- Published
- 1831
- Pages
- 436
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- Open Library
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