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Set against the 1932 revolution at the barricades of the people of Paris, Les Misérables is a story of love, injustice, deprivation, sacrifice, and redemption. There are probably few people who do not know the basic story of Jean Valjean, since it became such a famous Broadway play, but that is only the half of what Victor Hugo accomplished with this masterful and intricate saga.
Mingled with the story itself are treatises on the Battle of Waterloo; the religious lives of nuns and cloisters; the ...more
Mingled with the story itself are treatises on the Battle of Waterloo; the religious lives of nuns and cloisters; the ...more
Jul 31, 2012
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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?
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[...]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?
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5/2014
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Aug 11, 2013
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