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minus-squareEq0@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoNoooo! That’s an integral part of the beauty of Victor Hugo‘s writing! ❤️❤️VH❤️❤️ (except Notre Dame de Paris, that sucks)
minus-squareZombiepirate@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoOh I agree! It adds so much to have such detail about the time and location. It just makes me laugh that it seems a third of his page count (that I’ve read) is essays.
minus-squareEq0@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoMaybe he went the other way. He had a bunch of essays and wondered “what coherent story can I build out of this?”
Noooo! That’s an integral part of the beauty of Victor Hugo‘s writing! ❤️❤️VH❤️❤️ (except Notre Dame de Paris, that sucks)
Oh I agree! It adds so much to have such detail about the time and location. It just makes me laugh that it seems a third of his page count (that I’ve read) is essays.
Maybe he went the other way. He had a bunch of essays and wondered “what coherent story can I build out of this?”