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The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Graphic Classics
A world-famous classic novel is the basis for this brand-new, dramatically illustrated book. Transformed from Victor Hugo's original text into a graphic novel, this, like other Graphic Classics editions, makes a good introduction for young readers to the imaginative riches of literature. These books contain many extra features, including brief biographies of their authors, a list of each author's important works, a glossary, and an index. Suitable for classroom use as introductions to literature for junior and senior high school students, these graphic novels entertain young readers while introducing them to the works of renowned literary artists. Full-color illustrations throughout. Retold here is the tragic story of Quasimodo, the hunchback bell tender of Paris's Notre Dame cathedral, and his struggle to save Esmerelda, a girl falsely accused of a crime she did not commit.
48 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2007
About the author
Michael Ford
13 books49 followersMichael Ford was born in 1980 in the north of England, and studied Classics and English at Oxford University.
He worked in a variety of publishing roles before becoming an editor of adult fiction. He has written several novels and non-fiction books for children, including the SPARTAN series for Bloomsbury UK.
He lives with his wife in London.
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He worked in a variety of publishing roles before becoming an editor of adult fiction. He has written several novels and non-fiction books for children, including the SPARTAN series for Bloomsbury UK.
He lives with his wife in London.
Librarian's Note: This author is Michael^^Ford. There are authors with similar names on Goodreads:
Michael Ford - general, catch-all profile
Michael Ford - Religion and Spirituality
Michael Thomas Ford - Gay & Lesbian, Humor, Young Adult
Michael Curtis Ford - Historical Fiction
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October 19, 2015
My first time going through any edition (besides the Disney version). Some of the pictures were pretty dark (hard to see).
May 3, 2024
Patti: A repulsive, deformed child is brought up by a priest and lives a lonely, tortured life until he is shown pity by a gypsy girl.
No favorite part. It was all doom and gloom and tragedy. The drawings make it doubly macabre and horrific.
Not my favorite theme. I like to imagine my own images when reading. Comics, manga and webtoons is like being forced to watch kids TV for hours on end.
The visuals are so stylized and and leave nothing to the imagination. This is why TV is so mindless and reading is so stimulating. I read comics when I was a child, like Beano, Andy Capp, Rupert the Bear and Asterix. I enjoyed them then, but it's not my first choice now.
No favorite part. It was all doom and gloom and tragedy. The drawings make it doubly macabre and horrific.
Not my favorite theme. I like to imagine my own images when reading. Comics, manga and webtoons is like being forced to watch kids TV for hours on end.
The visuals are so stylized and and leave nothing to the imagination. This is why TV is so mindless and reading is so stimulating. I read comics when I was a child, like Beano, Andy Capp, Rupert the Bear and Asterix. I enjoyed them then, but it's not my first choice now.
December 6, 2021
Story: ***
I would have fit some crucial plot-points that were missed- but they only had so much space. Nevertheless, it was the weakest graphic adaption that I've read out of maybe five. What I did really enjoy was the narration which spoke to the reader directly.
The extras at the end should be read to better grasp the story. I always appreciate them. Most importantly, it reminds the reader that the contemporary English title is false because it was named "Notre Dame de Paris" (Our Lady of Paris) and that the hunchback was no more developed than the other main characters. The church was really the main character.
Art: ***
I hated Penko's Quasimodo with the bulging sac of an eye. Sure, he's supposed to be disgusting but I would have distributed the ugliness better. He still expertly renders the rest of the cast with his panache for drawing classical looking people.
The main problem is the darkness of the panels. Even if it's daytime, it's hard to recognize all that's within. I had to read it under my best lamp.
I would have fit some crucial plot-points that were missed- but they only had so much space. Nevertheless, it was the weakest graphic adaption that I've read out of maybe five. What I did really enjoy was the narration which spoke to the reader directly.
The extras at the end should be read to better grasp the story. I always appreciate them. Most importantly, it reminds the reader that the contemporary English title is false because it was named "Notre Dame de Paris" (Our Lady of Paris) and that the hunchback was no more developed than the other main characters. The church was really the main character.
Art: ***
I hated Penko's Quasimodo with the bulging sac of an eye. Sure, he's supposed to be disgusting but I would have distributed the ugliness better. He still expertly renders the rest of the cast with his panache for drawing classical looking people.
The main problem is the darkness of the panels. Even if it's daytime, it's hard to recognize all that's within. I had to read it under my best lamp.
September 23, 2014
I haven't read that many Graphic Novels but I really enjoyed this one. It was short and it was a story that I kind of knew, I have only ever seen the Disney movie and that had a happier ending. While I did enjoy the story I wish that I had read the actual novel before reading/looking at the graphic novel. I will hopefully be reading the actual story someday and come to love it.
August 22, 2017
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