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What Members Thought
Jul 31, 2012
Anna Kļaviņa
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3.5
[...]there is no man more terrible in action than a dreamer.
The story is amazing and I understand why musicals and movies are so popular as they don't include Hugo's moralizing, preaching, philosophizing.
I din't mind these parts especially about Waterloo and Paris sewers but I see why some people would call this book dry.
What made me mad in this book is Jean Valjean's martyrdom/masochism and how he and Marius treated Cosette. Or should I say how author treats women in this book?
Bleak House ...more
[...]there is no man more terrible in action than a dreamer.
The story is amazing and I understand why musicals and movies are so popular as they don't include Hugo's moralizing, preaching, philosophizing.
I din't mind these parts especially about Waterloo and Paris sewers but I see why some people would call this book dry.
What made me mad in this book is Jean Valjean's martyrdom/masochism and how he and Marius treated Cosette. Or should I say how author treats women in this book?
Bleak House ...more
Questo sarebbe un libro bellissimo se Hugo non fosse stato a volte cosi' pedante che veniva voglia di saltare le pagine, ma insomma se uno ha letto Tom Jones i Miserabili sono una passeggiata di salute. I personaggi sono indimenticabili, a parte Jean Valjant, Marius e Cosette (una cretina IMHO), quelli che mi sono rimasti più impressi sono sicuramente Fantine ed Eponime, due donne stroncate dalle avversità della vita, ma se Fantine ad un certo punto cede, Eponime è incredibile e alla fine del li
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Laura (Reading is a Doing Word)
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it was amazing
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Aug 11, 2013
Girl between books
marked it as to-read
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Apr 23, 2014
Hayley
marked it as to-read
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