tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post8313984119023390159..comments2024-03-26T16:25:34.559-04:00Comments on Longish: Les Miserables – When It’s Good, It’s Very, Very Good - Part 1Hannah Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15529410255089707007noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-68956588781180070612013-08-27T07:42:48.964-04:002013-08-27T07:42:48.964-04:00Excellent post! Still haven't read the book ye...Excellent post! Still haven't read the book yet, (shame on me) but hopefully soon. Real good article. ;DElora Shorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021321777258254164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-33046155877524488342013-08-23T10:36:13.566-04:002013-08-23T10:36:13.566-04:00Perhaps I mean anti-clergy, which is a different t...Perhaps I mean anti-clergy, which is a different thing. But you're write, flaws in art are more important than flaws in opinion - if the characters aren't being consistent, who cares what the point of the book is?Hannah Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529410255089707007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-23975150405479624882013-08-22T20:09:52.345-04:002013-08-22T20:09:52.345-04:00Well, the priests definitely acted self-righteous ...Well, the priests definitely acted self-righteous and Claude Frollo (one of the main characters) was the biggest hypocrite of them all. In some ways I suppose it could be anti-Christian in that the clergy seemed more concerned with their rituals than actually saving anyone's souls, but from what I know of that era the Church did begin to decline.<br />Even though I like the book I do have some complaints about it because some of the characters don't ring true.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04659207373001850869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-90153549207799656352013-08-20T16:04:14.507-04:002013-08-20T16:04:14.507-04:00Haven't read Notre Dame, but I wondered if it ...Haven't read Notre Dame, but I wondered if it has the same flaws. Of course, I also read that it's much more anti-Christian, though I don't know if it's true. Hugo definitely has his strong points.Hannah Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529410255089707007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918467087072199038.post-72033631825338496872013-08-19T10:03:53.213-04:002013-08-19T10:03:53.213-04:00I haven't read the book yet, though I did watc...I haven't read the book yet, though I did watch the movie with Hugh Jackman shortly after it came out. I have every intention to read it someday, but I know what you mean about Victor Hugo. I read The Hunchback of Notre Dame and found it slightly annoying how he took me away from the story to explain something that I thought was insignificant. <br />Still, in spite of all his faults he is a good writer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04659207373001850869noreply@blogger.com