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Les Misérables

Victor Hugo

4.16 AVERAGE

haleypetcher's review against another edition

5.0

This is perhaps the most beautiful novel I've ever read.

emkash's review against another edition

5.0

wOwZA. Every single person should read this book.

niiaespinosa's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark informative tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Víctor Hugo's sense of justice and values are easy to be seen through the entire book. The book is emocional, informative and well written (the writing is beautiful but it can make the reading slow).

izzygillett's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book was great when there was things going on, I did feel like the crazy in depth descriptions of the streets of Paris were a little too much.

But the crazy in depth descriptions of all the characters really made them come alive and we love our King Jean

alondra_miller69's review against another edition

4.0

Spoiler

He is asleep... though his mettle was sorely tried,
He lived, and when he lost his angel, died.
It happened calmly, on its own,
The way night comes when day is done.

This book was horrible and wonderful, it was sad and on rare occasions happy. I had a LOVE/HATE relationship with this book and felt many moments of torture. I will never again force myself to read a book that is so daunting and overly-descriptive and at times completely off-topic.

....and yet....

I am so glad I read it. I cried at the ending, which is hidden by the spoiler mark. I cried for the characters as well as myself, for accomplishing this task. The classic.

Only read this if you want to be moved. You must also be dedicated and loyal to the story it tells. (Even Waterloo).

I would give this book 5 stars, but as I said; we have a LOVE/HATE relationship.

enkeritos's review against another edition

4.75

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jehronimo's review against another edition

4.0

Количество эмоциональных качель непропорционально длине книги, устаешь на середине, и думаешь о том как же Гюго заебал, пришлось сделать перерыв месяца два, чтобы найти в себе силы дочитать её. Как всегда исторический контекст который Гюго задаёт прекрасно ложится на историю. Местами его слишком много для того что в итоге происходит в истории связанного с этим контекстом.