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This book is a classic but was frustrating at times as a novel. The story is quite fabulous and even the internal ruminations of the characters (which are missing from the abridged version I accidentally started before I found this unabridged new translation) while a bit long winded are nonetheless essential for character development and tone. The biggest problem for me were the ponderous essays Hugo would throw into the novel about the French Revolution, socialism, insurgency and even the histo
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