A true master of tragedy (and tangents)
4 stars
I feel like Hugo is a bit more focused on his plot in this book, compared to Les Misérables at least. He has some good tangents in there nonetheless, and very entertainingly sarcastic ones at that!
As with the beloved Brick, Hugo shows himself in The Hunchback of Notre Dame to be an expert at crafting tragedies that feel unearned yet entirely inevitable. The catharsis is strong!