L'homme Qui rit (French Edition) (French). Victor Hugo is Victor Hugo, he has to repeat things several times, but that is the way he is, even in poetry. There are a lot of repetitions here, but after a whiie one get used to it. And the narration is excellent. I had seen the movie 85 years ago, and it was good, but not as good as the book. Read more. 2 people found this helpful. Helpful.