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Hugo’s writing takes a littleee getting used to, but by the time I reached chapter 3 of book/part 1 I feel like I was beginning to enjoy it. The introduction of Quasimodo was very vivid—Obviously he is described to be much uglier/scarier in the book than he was in the Disney film—and I’m excited to see all the differences between the movie and the source.

Okay so I just spent eighty pages hearing about a play, the building it was in, and the author of the performance being pissed. Oh, and we've only met one main character (that I know of)
Gotta say, Tolkien, I think Hugo has you beat for run-on sentences and descriptions as of right now.

I might be in the minority (according to other reviews, which I skimmed before finally committing to starting this book) but I LOVED the Disney film when I was younger— Hunchback of Notre Dame was a staple in my house, the VHS tape was so worn out that my parents had to buy a second one. My childhood nostalgic love for the movie is why I waited so long to read the book, but I’m ready now, and I’m excited!