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Les Misérables
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What Members Thought

Suzanne
Why did I buy this book: The leatherbound cover was gorgeous and my eyes are bigger than my stomach.

What did I think of it: I couldn't get through it, even though I've seen the musical about a billion times. I think people had longer attention spans and more free time when this book was originally published. I just couldn't stick with it, my brain refused.

Who would I recommend it to: Someone in prison who has nothing else to do but read this brick of a novel. Or a college student who wants to fe
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Angelena
2020 PopSugar Reading Challenge: A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics (Paris)

How do I even begin to review this masterpiece? I've read so many other eloquent and articulate reviews that I can't give it the justice that it wholeheartedly deserves.

I have loved the musical for many years and I am so happy that I was finally able to read the book that started a worldwide phenomenon after being so intimidated by it. The translation I have is actually much easier to read than I was expec
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Shannon Knapp
Nov 17, 2009 marked it as canon-classics
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Niki
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Paige
Jan 01, 2010 marked it as to-read
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morganna
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Ketevan Todadze
Jan 09, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: classics
Tiffany
Jan 13, 2010 marked it as to-read
Shelves: back-burner
Savannah
Jan 14, 2010 rated it it was ok
Lajka  Oreo
Jan 26, 2010 marked it as to-read
Tina
Apr 21, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Kasey
Nov 05, 2010 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Kathi Early
Jul 18, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Sir
Oct 12, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: old-books
Laura
Feb 12, 2013 marked it as to-read
Dianne
Nov 19, 2013 marked it as to-read
Dana Stanley
Aug 12, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Anna
Jul 16, 2016 marked it as to-read
Nathan Byrd
Jul 29, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: lcs-pq
Jim Townsend
Jan 25, 2022 rated it really liked it
Prem
Nov 07, 2017 marked it as to-read
Leona
Apr 01, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Jayesh Naithani
May 12, 2018 marked it as to-read
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