It shouldn't have taken me almost 4 months to complete this, but I'm glad I did. The Disney movie has always been a favorite of mine and I'm glad to have been able to read the original story. Obviously there are some key differences from the iconic 90s movie, but that's fine. Yes it is long and dark, but the tragedy does a great job at showing humanity and its relationship with compassion and cruelty. Not to also mention its relationship with other things like religion and race, especially in a place like Paris/France.