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Trying AGAIN to read this with an online book club. The first part is DULL. I hear it gets better, so I'm trying to stick with it. Last attempt was the summer of 2011. This time it's 1001 Books Before You Die here on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
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This was a stunning book. I got many strange looks because I was carrying around such an enormous book, but I got through it surprisingly quickly. This story was really very beautiful. Jean Valjean is simply the picture of saintliness, and the morality of each of his actions was truly amazing. The action of the novel was well-thought-out and very interesting. This novel also gave me a much clearer, more accurate picture of 19th century France than any other book I've ever read. By its conclusion
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