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Certainly won't comment on the plot--it's well known. Won't comment on the multitude of digressions for which the unabridged version is famous either.
Just about Goodreads itself. This book is listed as "Les Misérables (Les Misérables #1)" ... seriously? The ghost of Jean Valjean comes back to haunt the sewers of Paris in search of more digressions? Sheesh.
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Just about Goodreads itself. This book is listed as "Les Misérables (Les Misérables #1)" ... seriously? The ghost of Jean Valjean comes back to haunt the sewers of Paris in search of more digressions? Sheesh.
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Mar 10, 2011
Robert
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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french-literature
I picked up a paperback edition of this book on my way to Poland several years ago for something to kill some time on a long flight. I had a little red pen with which I began to dot the margins of the book when i found something profound. By the time I had finished the book, it was sprinkled with dots from cover to cover.
I do believe it is the best book I have ever read. I also sampled several translations and strongly recommend the Denny translation, which has been re-issued in hardbound with ...more
I do believe it is the best book I have ever read. I also sampled several translations and strongly recommend the Denny translation, which has been re-issued in hardbound with ...more
I have finished reading this now.
I stand by my previous comment about the long-winded episodes of irrelevant and tiresome descriptions. I love rereading books but I think this one will have to wait a decade or two before I pick it up again. It takes a lot of patience.
However, I can't dislike this book. I rate it with outmost respect 4 stars, with episodes of 2 stars, if that had been possible. ...more
I stand by my previous comment about the long-winded episodes of irrelevant and tiresome descriptions. I love rereading books but I think this one will have to wait a decade or two before I pick it up again. It takes a lot of patience.
However, I can't dislike this book. I rate it with outmost respect 4 stars, with episodes of 2 stars, if that had been possible. ...more
Jan 05, 2013
Ginny
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
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Finally a classic I loved!
Aug 17, 2010
Elizabeth Stultz
marked it as to-read
Nov 12, 2010
Amy
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Jun 30, 2011
Robert
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
classics,
french-literature
Aug 08, 2011
Natalie
marked it as to-read
Oct 08, 2011
Megan
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Jun 08, 2012
Chellam Priyadarshini Ramakrishnan
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Sep 18, 2012
Rochelle
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Apr 12, 2013
Jamie
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