30 Day Book Photo Challenge - April 27

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27. Bookmarker

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame - Victor Hugo

Set in 1482, Victor Hugo’s powerful novel of ‘imagination, caprice and fantasy’ is a meditation on love, fate, architecture and politics, as well as a compelling recreation of the medieval world at the dawn of the modern age.

In a brilliant reworking of the tale of Beauty and the Beast, Hugo creates a host of unforgettable characters – amongst them, Quasimodo, the hunchback of the title, hopelessly in love with the gypsy girl Esmeralda, the satanic priest Claude Frollo, Clopin Trouillefou, king of the beggars, and Louis X1, King of France. Over the entire novel, both literally and symbolically, broods the Cathedral of Notre-Dame.

Vivid characters and memorable set-piece action scenes combine to bring the past to life in this story of love, lust, betrayal, doom and redemption.

This book is so detailed and very intelligent. I find that for me it's extremely hard to read because of this. I really do want to read it but I'm in no rush to finish it. The writing style is timeless and I feel like I am learning a lot whilst I am reading. But I have to admit..it's had a bookmark in the same place for over a year.