false <![CDATA[Les Misérables]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255727060m/24280.jpg 24280 293 In this story of the trials of the peasant Jean Valjean--a man unjustly imprisoned, baffled by destiny, and hounded by his nemesis, the magnificently realized, ambiguously malevolent police detective Javert--Hugo achieves the sort of rare imaginative resonance that allows a work of art to transcend its genre. 3208463 book 1862 Les Misérables total:55139|5:23893|4:16274|3:10021|2:3204|1:1747| 55139 222780 84293 2641 5 16 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 25 00:24:04 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 30 09:23:32 -0800 2008
"A big book is like a serious relationship; it requires a commitment. Not only that, but there's no guarantee that you will enjoy it, or that it will have...more...]]> 5 9 false false Mon Mar 10 23:53:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 01 23:01:51 -0800 2009 3 more...]]> 5 7 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 08:39:40 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 19:37:54 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 5 false false Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 04 01:59:25 -0800 2009 Fri Apr 17 00:14:35 -0700 2009
Pelajaran pertama yang aku ambil dari buku ini adalah saat seorang pastur memperlakukan seorang mantan narapidana -yang telah berkeliaran mencari tempat singgah untuk bermalam namun tiada yang sudi menampungnya- memberinya ...more...]]> 5 5 false false Sat Sep 22 15:33:44 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 16:15:53 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 5 false false Tue Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 10:07:53 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 30 20:57:47 -0700 2009 Les Misérables, I doubt I could really do it...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun May 11 18:29:12 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 07:38:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 4 false false Tue Jan 15 13:09:47 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 15:56:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue May 15 09:06:04 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 24 10:02:12 -0700 2007
On excess and poverty:

"This ship [The Orion], crippled by the sea's pounding, made a strong impression as it entered the roadstead. It flew a pennant that entitled it to a regulation salute of eleven guns, which it returned shot for shot--in all, tw...more...]]> 4 3 false false Sat Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 10:12:01 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 21 06:59:28 -0700 2009
Also, fantastically long.

Two points:
1) It was a really cool read. Honestly. A lot of the ideas in the book are amazing, the characters are so complex and interesting, the story itself kept attention easily. It's compelling! It's worth reading!
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The novel is set in the first half of nineteenth-century France. It is, as the title suggests, the story of the mi...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 11 09:40:39 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 27 06:50:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Fri Feb 22 20:31:54 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 22 23:54:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=24280