Phoebus is a jerk

I have just finished "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and I do recommend the book to everyone. It was remarkably easy to read using language that accurately reflects the era the novel takes place.

I am just in awe at how well some authors can write. After reading "All quiet on the Western Front" and then this book, it amazes me how one can capture the feelings and emotions of an individual so eloquently and in such a way that you feel what the characters are going through. Furthermore, "Hunchback of Notre Dame" expresses the emotions of females very very well. Females in despair, females in shock, even females in heat! How is it that a man (Victor Hugo in this case) can know so well female instincts and reactions? Especially given that this book was written in 1830! Crazy. To be a master of words is a true true art.

Oh, and the Disney version of this story is much altered from its original form. For one, the real book is a true tragedy and for another, Phoebus is an absolute butt-wipe (for lack of a better word...).