While I don’t think this was the best adaptation of The
Hunchback of Notre Dame, it might encourage a younger reader to explore the
classics. The art is colorful and
engaging but I found some of the drawings were not clear enough for my taste.
I just couldn’t connect to this story. The characters never became real for me, I
didn’t care if they lived or died. I
felt like I was reading a textbook.
Where was the development? Where
was the emotional connection? Boy, I can
so understand the need to attach to the characters.
If you follow my blog, you know I read a lot of graphic
novels. So many of them have characters
I connect with. I can’t put my finger on
why this particular tome just didn’t do it for me. The Hunchback is a very sympathetic character
but I couldn’t dig in. I didn’t hate the
villain and I didn’t like Esmeralda.
A reluctant child might like this book but I won’t
guarantee it.
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