Well I am here to say that I am nearing the middle of Les Miserables!
But that is only because I am skipping pages. I have never been tempted to get an abridged book before, but this one is calling my name. The story is really really really good! The characters are great and I really want to know what is going to happen...but at the pace I am going this is the only book I will read this year! Doesn't that seem a little ridiculous? There are soooooo many pages that seem irrelevant to the story. If I had some obsession with 19th century French culture this thing would be horribly addicting. So I have been flipping ahead and reading a little to see if it seems like it is just describing how the streets of Paris are now compared to how they used to be or it he seems to be making some political point. I guess the bottom line for me is I don't have time to read a 1200 page novel this year and if I don't read this one exactly as it is written...I think that is ok.
:0 You didn't read it ALL? :) Just kidding. I watched the movie that came out a few years back, sang from the musical in choir (high school), and seem to remember reading it at the time. But you know what? You have a baby and a full household, so no one expects you to have time to read at all! :) Good job!
ReplyDeleteHi Leah, I read about 2/3 of that last year! I did skip quite a few pages, too, and then I just didn't have it in me to finish, I guess. You're right that it's a great story, and it's interesting to see into another culture and time, but Victor is quite verbose... :)
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