4.13k reviews for:

Les Misérables

Victor Hugo

4.16 AVERAGE

kristinazvonar's review against another edition

5.0

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Družila sam se s Jadnicima skoro četiri mjeseca, možda i najduži period koji sam provela uz jednu knjigu, ali ne da je vrijedilo :) Nakon što sam pročitala i posljednju stranicu imala sam osjećaj da iz tog susreta izlazim bogatija, što je jedna od najviših pohvala koje mogu uputiti književnom djelu.

Čitajući ove stranice osjećala sam se kao da Igo sjedi pored mene i izlaže mi svoje misli, ideje i istoriju kako naroda, tako i pojedinca, sve u isto vrijeme. Njegov je stil tako lijep da se svaka rečenica pretvara u sliku pred čitaočevim očima. Njegovi opisi i eseji nisu puko nabrajanje mišljenja i činjenica, već istorija koja je oživjela, misao koja je ostala aktuelna i vijek i po poslije, u svijetu ni sličnom onom u kojem je autor živio. Iako nudi i mnogo tužnih momenata na koje ne možete ne pustiti suzu, mislim da je indirektna vrijednost Jadnika upravo u tome što možemo vidjeti i ljudsku veličinu, bilo kroz likove, bilo kroz autorove ideje. Ne može se ne osjetiti određeni optimizam kad se dođe u dodir sa znanjem, širokoumljem i idejom napretka koja prožima Jadnike od početka do kraja. Barem kod mene to sve zajedno stvara utisak rijetkog divljenja.

Knjiga nije laka (ni bukvalno, Vulkanovo izdanje dođe kao savršen mehanizam za jačanje mišića ruku xD), zahtjeva pažnju i lagano degustiranje kako bi svaki postupak likova i misao imao priliku da se istakne i proanalizira, ali to ne da ne smeta, već samo doprinosi cjelokupnom utisku. Ako ove godine odlučite pokloniti pažnju samoj jednoj knjizi tog tipa, ja glasam za ovu :)

vincensaregina's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

afrareads's review against another edition

5.0

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Hands down the MOST IMPACTFUL classic I’ve ever read. The social critique, the character-driven storytelling, historical background and the way it explores justice—everything just hit me deeply. Some parts are slow, but the writing makes up for it. It’s the kind of book that asks for patience but gives back so much more. An absolute masterpiece.

catsunemiku's review against another edition

3.75

emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

crepuscule's review against another edition

4.5

hopeful mysterious 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: No

fi_reads_books's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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: Yes

kingbob's review against another edition

3.75

challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

mldibbs's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nataliesreading's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional reflective 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

fp695's review against another edition

3.0

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J'ai du mal à comprendre tout l'engouement autour de ce livre, notamment le fait que ce soit le premier des classiques à lire.
Certes c'est très bien écrit, mais il y a des passages très soporifiques et qui demotivent! l'histoire principale est intéressante mais est entrecoupée de reflexions philosophiques ou des descriptions à rallonges ou des monologues interminables.
de nos jours on cherche à lire vite et en quantité car il y a un nombre de livres faramineux disponibles. ainsi pour ne pas tomber dans l'ennui et la torture de livre cet "incontournable" , il faut appliquer la lecture rapide en sautant les passages ennuyeux pour aller à l'action.
en ayant fini ce livre je me suis dit enfin je peux passer à un autre livre...