Comments on: Les Miserables

By: Jols

Jols — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:29:56 +0000

I just finished reading the unabridged version which is 1432 pages long. It feels so fulfilling to have finished this book. I did skim over the battle scene and a few other places where he rambled on and on. I appreciate his detail but it can get to be too much at times especially when he interrupts the story to tell pages and pages of the smallest detail. I highly recomend this version and for those who are struggling to finish, push on because the end is the best part!

By: morninglight mama

morninglight mama — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:12:19 +0000

Yes, I have not gotten very far in this read, but I was able to post based on my previous readings-- isn't it just an absolute beautiful book? I would greatly recommend at least listening to a recording of the Broadway production. It's very condensed, but the music is so powerful! Loved reading your take on the book! morninglight mama’s last blog post..to love another person is to see the face of God

By: Kipi

Kipi — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 02:37:36 +0000

I'm also reading the unabridged version. I'm glad I did, but calling Hugo "wordy" is an understatement! Kipi’s last blog post..Book review - Les Misérables

By: Deanna

Deanna — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:50:57 +0000

I am in the camp that believes – Les Miserables deserves to be read in an abridged version.

The Bishop is my favorite character. He did live his life with great and admirable integrity. For me, something to aim for…

By: Nise'

Nise' — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:03:27 +0000

I must have read an abridged of the abridged version! There were huge sections left out. Hope you finish and see it on the stage if you can!

By: Bluestocking

Bluestocking — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:02:05 +0000

Nice!! mine

By: Jennifer, Snapshot & (5M4B)

Jennifer, Snapshot & (5M4B) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:53:36 +0000

Yep–I tried to tell all of you — go with the abridged!! I can’t call a book that is 600 – 800 pages in an abridged version.

That said, even the abridged version is wordy in places and the minor characters are given a LOT of attention.

Keep plugging away and I highly recommend skimming when you glaze over.

I’m glad you posted.

Jennifer, Snapshot & (5M4B)’s last blog post..Read and Reviewed

By: Amy @ Hope Is the Word

Amy @ Hope Is the Word — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:58:06 +0000

Like you, I still haven't finished Les Miserables. And like you, I'm reading the unabridged version and have a much higher opinion of abridged versions now. : ) I'm loving it, even though I've skipped one whole section already (the battle scene). Very good insights here. Thanks for sharing! Amy @ Hope Is the Word’s last blog post..Memory Monday–Colossians 3:1-17