tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post5308454673685988818..comments2023-09-16T15:03:34.579+07:00Comments on Adam Heine: Books I Read: Les MiserablesAdam Heinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-67479293391456750792012-01-25T13:31:08.339+07:002012-01-25T13:31:08.339+07:00Books are always better when they aren't assig...Books are always better when they aren't assigned. I read this one about 20 years ago and absolutely loved it.Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-91794967442659890092012-01-24T12:18:54.579+07:002012-01-24T12:18:54.579+07:00Non merci. Je vais passer!Non merci. Je vais passer!Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-1750079507409195422012-01-24T12:02:30.177+07:002012-01-24T12:02:30.177+07:00I think I recall the author Marie Lu (I think that...I think I recall the author Marie Lu (I think that's right) mentioning it was the play of Les Miserables that inspired her novel Legend.<br /><br />From the sound of it, reading it because you didn't have to allowed you the open ability to patiently appreciate the historical enlightenment that accompanied the actual story :-)Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-8988469594188571652012-01-24T10:35:27.976+07:002012-01-24T10:35:27.976+07:00I commend your dedication to a book for 4 months! ...I commend your dedication to a book for 4 months! Can't say I've ever read it, but I'm a HUGE fan of the Broadway production.<br /><br />I think the Javert/Jean Valjean dynamic is amazing, too. Their motivations are so clear.TL Conwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831728300345220814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-1694988197731720562012-01-24T03:00:31.843+07:002012-01-24T03:00:31.843+07:00I absolutely love the story but I must confess I d...I absolutely love the story but I must confess I did skim over sections. Hugo was definitely long winded in parts. And an entire chapter on language!Nicole Zoltackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464800543376449290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-24084415024231733122012-01-24T00:50:04.448+07:002012-01-24T00:50:04.448+07:00Maybe it's a good thing I was only able to aff...Maybe it's a good thing I was only able to afford the free, abridged version for my Kindle. :) Probably has a lot less of those 50 page descriptions.<br /><br />Tolkien liked to do that too, though. I remember, in particular, the description of the Hornburg in The Two Towers was quite a few pages long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-35478030184862389562012-01-23T23:28:33.805+07:002012-01-23T23:28:33.805+07:00Would that you could get away with such descriptio...Would that you could get away with such description today. My job would be so much easier. Just kidding. Hugo made it work, even if our short attention spans reel at the thought these days.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-47567856317754784322012-01-23T21:15:07.753+07:002012-01-23T21:15:07.753+07:00i love love love the musical, but i've never v...i love love love the musical, but i've never ventured into the book. i heard that hugo modeled valjean and javert after the same guy, just made one philosophical difference (grace vs works) between the characters and showed how that one philosophical difference changes everything... i hope that makes sense... my coffee doesn't seem to be kicking in. :Pvic caswell https://www.blogger.com/profile/01218698236837610704noreply@blogger.com