Astonishing Things: The Drawings of Victor Hugo

[Martin68]

4. I like these artworks. But I think Victor Hugo's writing is overrated - vastly so if you try to compare him to

Shakespeare. Really? The comparison to Dickens is a bit more credible. They both published their very popular novels in serial form. However, last year I read the count of Monte Cristo and found it very disappointing. The first half is pretty good, but the story eventually devolves into pulp fiction potboiler territory as the narrator's insane obsession with revenge very, very slowly rolls out. I confess I finally found it both boring and a bit farcical in the end. Have you read it recently? I think it might be more impressive to a teenager.