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Post by Erised on Sept 18, 2005 12:38:16 GMT -5
Who here has read the book? What did you think of it? I loved it. It's actually my favorite book of all time; mostly because Frollo is ME. I swear, he is exactly like me. So much so that it's frightening. Anyone else LOVE this book?
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Post by pantalaimon on Sept 18, 2005 13:45:27 GMT -5
This book (along with Les Miserables) is my favorite novel! "The Little Shoe" is one of the saddest chapters I've ever read. (When La Esmeralda is briefly reunited with her mother). Mon Dieu, it's sad.  |
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Post by Quasimodo on Sept 18, 2005 14:25:12 GMT -5
I have read this book 3 times, and reading it the fourth time right now. I love it. I agree about the little shoe, it hurts to read it |
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Post by Erised on Sept 18, 2005 15:16:08 GMT -5
The chapter that I think is saddest is the "Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here" chapter. That literally DID hurt to read. I had to slam the book shut after every line just to pull myself together.
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Post by Quasimodo on Sept 18, 2005 15:23:26 GMT -5
That was a sad chapter, too. I hated reading the description of Quasi seeing Frollo laugh while watching my Esmy die |
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Post by pantalaimon on Sept 19, 2005 0:34:53 GMT -5
I had to slam the book shut after every line just to pull myself together. Yeah, I know that feeling! It took me about three hours to shake off the haunting sadness I felt right after finishing the book. I swear, recovering from Hugo's novels takes a lot of energy. (Les Mis took about 2 days). |
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Post by Quasimodo on Sept 19, 2005 8:42:52 GMT -5
I got that feeling with Hunchback for days, but not Les Mis...
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Post by xsuddenlysarahx on Sept 19, 2005 17:19:22 GMT -5
I read the book last year and it was amazing. I'm sad to say I haven't read it since, so I'm not exactly precise on any of my rememberings. :\
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DarkFire
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Post by DarkFire on Sept 21, 2005 21:08:35 GMT -5
I'm in the process of reading it. I love it thus far. Victor Hugo is a great storyteller.
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Post by Erised on Sept 21, 2005 21:20:50 GMT -5
He certainly is. He can be a bit wordy at times with the descriptions, but when it comes to characterization, dialogue, and plot, he's a genius.
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Post by missgringoire on Sept 22, 2005 16:00:23 GMT -5
I've read it twice- both times I cried quite a bit at the end, especially the whole scene when they drag Esme from her mother. Darn that's sad. But I like it that way, it was so powerful. I love the scene between Frollo and Esme. And Pheobus is.... something I can't say, because we're not supposed to curse.
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Post by Quasimodo on Sept 22, 2005 16:44:47 GMT -5
I dont mind if you curse, but dont go past bitch...
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Post by pantalaimon on Sept 22, 2005 21:58:39 GMT -5
He certainly is. He can be a bit wordy at times with the descriptions, but when it comes to characterization, dialogue, and plot, he's a genius. Hugo's my favorite author! He frequently goes off on tangents about the history and setting of the time period, but it adds to the overall essense of the story. (Even though trying to get through those parts is difficult). And since all of his stories that we read are translations, the poetic flow of the original French is lost, which makes the writing more choppy. @ Erised: Yeah, the part when La Esmeralda is dragged away from her mother... Holy God! It's so real and just... And, yes, Phoebs is a horrible guy. I deteste him. |
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Post by Odette on Oct 2, 2005 3:48:26 GMT -5
I'm currently in the middle of reading it (at the uprising of the riff-raff against the Notre Dame? Somewhere around there...), but I've had to put it down for schoolwork and whatnot. I'm really eager to get back to it because it's an incredible story.
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Post by christyalda on Oct 2, 2005 16:33:46 GMT -5
I first read it when I was twelve, and it's been one of my faves ever since.
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Post by Quasimodo on Oct 2, 2005 16:35:02 GMT -5
I read it first whe I was 12 as well.
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Post by Erised on Oct 2, 2005 16:49:29 GMT -5
Wow. I tried to read it when I was 13 and couldn't get past page 12!!!! Of course, I read it later and fell in love with it. I think it was just Hugo's descriptions that I couldn't get through before. I just didn't care what that hall looked like...
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Post by missgringoire on Oct 2, 2005 21:06:41 GMT -5
I think I was thirteen when I first read it, it was 7th grade. Actually, our teacher just told us what pages to skip when there were long descriptions, hehe. But I really loved it then, and so I used it in a report in 10th grade and got to reread it, along with Les Miserables.
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Post by nadia on Jun 30, 2006 17:53:49 GMT -5
I'm almost finnished with it!I can't wait to read Leroux's "Phantom of the Opera"!
I loved it!I think it's the quickest i've ever read something!
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Post by nirvanagift on Jan 19, 2008 20:19:22 GMT -5
I'm reading this book. OMG! Since it has been in my U library in 2004, it was borrowed just once in 2006. And I borrow it in 2007!! It's still looking new and gorgeous!! Even though I am foreigner who's interested in this book (it's because the disney movie and Notre Dame de Paris), I'll try to read it through the end. It's wonderful to read the most valuable novel of the century. However, I don't really understand that why someone doesn't like the disney movie and its sequel. I think this movie can give y'all a lot of moral. Well, I'm gonna tell you that I love Quasimodo so much, and little bit dislike Phoebus, both in movie and book. Also I think Frollo's character is really interesting in both movie and novel. Hehe, I really love Daniel's voice from Notre Dame de Paris too. His voice is really unique and powerful. OMG! And I really want DVD of this movie and novel in English Version too, I cannot find them easily now in my country so I don't know how to get them. That sounds sad though, hehe.
Well, Nice to talk to you guys in this forum. So we can share the same interesting topic together!! I Love QUASIMODO!!!!!!!!!!
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