Reviews tagging 'Death'

Les Misérables : Tome II by Victor Hugo

31 reviews

cerilouisereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail

cnidariar3x's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Theres lots to enjoy but its almost unreasonably long. I recommend the condensed version unless one is familiar with French history.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Antisemitism, Child abuse, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Grief

Minor: Slavery and Racism

laurenw's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Alcohol and Blood

Minor: Trafficking

fionac326's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

clatara's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, and War

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Misogyny, Police brutality, and Suicidal thoughts

thesparklingbarricade's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Hits the feels every time, from Waterloo to the pungent Parisian sewers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

gabrield's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Important book to read at least once. Brilliant writing that never gets repetitive. Some parts were a bit too descriptive and slow (ie. Waterloo and the sewers). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Slavery, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Death, and Child abuse

amberinbookland's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Child abuse, and Blood

lyrasilvertongue's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i'm crying at my cousin's gender reveal party bc of this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Suicide, and Violence

lesty_gibbs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Jean Valjean is quite possibly one of the most compelling characters of all time, and his relationship with Javert is equally so. I did an essay on this, which is why I read the book. Overall it is so intricate and deeply structured, with so much thought, effort, and time put into it, that, as a result, Les Miserables can't help but be a classic.

Ah, but there it is, the whispering in the wind; "What about the length?"

Listen, did Hugo say "we must be brief" and then ramble on for 40 pages about the Battle Of Waterloo, but then never give his characters full names because, again, "we must be brief"? Yes. Are over 150 characters named Jean? Also yes. 

Les Miserables isn't called "The Brick" for nothing. Just acknowledge that his ramblings about the streets of Paris are so intricate and long that we can map it out in Paris to this day, accept that the Sewers are really the main character, and you'll have a ball reading it. I will admit though, I docked some marks for this. We didn't need 50 pages on the sewer system, we really didn't.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death, Violence, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Terminal illness