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timmytunter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: War, Child abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Suicide
juttaleupe's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Suicide
Moderate: Alcoholism
brookeimcfeely's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Animal death, Sexism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Gun violence, Misogyny, Stalking, Suicide, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Toxic relationship, War, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Violence, Child death, Grief, Self harm, and Sexual harassment
iammmartina_'s review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Death, Classism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, War, and Police brutality
Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Blood, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Gun violence
bashsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Other than that mind-numbling digression (and a couple others like it), I deeply enjoyed this book. The five narrators of this particular version are all very talented. The story itself is much funnier than any adaptations convey it. Les Amis de l'ABC are iconic, I have the tenderest sympathies for their plight. (Combeferre's 'to be free' mic-drop is incredible.) Marius and Cosette are endearing idiots. Jean Valjean and Javert have a surprising amount of tension. What kind of tension, I could probably write a whole book of essays on. It's well-worth the read. Oh, I also feel like I absorbed a lot about 19th century French politics. Which is information I didn't necessarily need, but it helped my reread of Ellie Valsin's Virago. Over all, I would say that it's worth the insane amount of time required to read it. And this Penguin audiobook version is especially good to listen to while you work.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, War, Violence, Classism, Child death, Child abuse, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Misogyny, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Suicide, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Abandonment, Racism, Xenophobia, Murder, Police brutality, and Fatphobia
Minor: Excrement, Sexual violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Vomit, Cursing, and Antisemitism
Some of these content warnings are more of a side-effect of the time period the book was written rather than a deliberate choice to engage with these topics by the author, if that makes sense. Particularly for the more minor ones.eliterbees's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Classism, Violence, Police brutality, Child abuse, Racism, and Death
alaskan_bull_worm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Child death, Death, Confinement, Excrement, and Sexual content
viviuhler's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Violence, Death, and Sexual violence
allapaz's review against another edition
- 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
it’s impossible to finish this book without a sense of deep accomplishment, wow, truly my favorite musical, to read the original source material was a wild ride. I did not expect to laugh out loud as many times as I did, or be so blown away by Hugo’s writing in some sections and repeatedly rolling my eyes in the next. a wonderful tome
Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, and Violence
neviris's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Abandonment, Violence, War, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Gore, Grief, Colonisation, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Police brutality, Child death, Death, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide, Bullying, Stalking, Misogyny, and Excrement