Les Miserables [BOOK] - EvBoard

diamondsky601 · 06-18-2004, 06:42 PM

I have to read it for summer reading. Anyone else done it? Is it good or do i have to dread all summer? I know the musical's good, i've never seen it but i've heard great things, but i don't know about the book. Unabridged version, all 1463 pages of it, plus two other books. Blech. Happy summer!

But anyway, anyone got any comments about it before i read (without giving away the entire book please?) Thanks!

Ang3lz · 06-18-2004, 07:58 PM

I saw the movie (and you know what Uma was in that movie also)..damn she's been in like every movie.

DySFuNctiOnAL · 06-18-2004, 09:04 PM

I havent read the book but i have seen the musical and just to add to what you have heard about it... it was awssssssssssssomeeeeeeeeeeee!!! so im guessing the book should be good

DhammaSeeker · 06-18-2004, 09:33 PM

I read the unabridged Les Miserables when I was about your age, and I loved it. Just consider this: the musical based on the book is three hours long (and severely abridged) so you can imagine the amount of detail covered in the book.

There are some parts of the book where you wonder what kind of crack Victor Hugo was on when he was writing (the Waterloo chapters, for example), but I read every word of it and think it was worth it. If you start early and keep up a steady pace, you'll be able to enjoy all the epic detail without feeling rushed.

I plan on reading it again before I die, but I'll need a serious block of time to dedicate to it before I start.

Good luck to you and enjoy!

lisakat · 06-18-2004, 10:02 PM

Well it depends on how you feel about the classics... I have seen the musical 4 times, saw the movie, which was a pretty good adaptation, and I have read the book at least twice, for fun. I love reading, so that is my bias.

It is very good, in my opinion.

Have fun!

PhantomsPandora · 06-18-2004, 11:30 PM

that's one book I have in mind to read this summer as well. I've heard the musical but not seen it-if you can, you'll have to catch it on U.S Tour. As far as I know it's closed in both New York and London. It came by this year near where I live, I just couldn't afford it. *stupd unemployed balogna*

**Katie** · 06-19-2004, 12:10 AM

The story is amazing. If you don't like reading you might find it daunting, but if you're bookminded you should enjoy it.

<3/Katie

Megami · 06-19-2004, 12:35 AM

I don't really know much about that, but while we're on the subject of summer reading, I have to read Huck Finn and The Scarlet Letter... ugh.

diamondsky601 · 06-19-2004, 09:56 AM

Well, sounds good. Thanks everyone. See, if it's a book i like, i could have it done really fast. I read the harry potter series in a day, but that's really easy reading. I don't especially like the classics writing style (ie, hated Oliver Twist) but i loved things like the Count of Monte Cristo, etc, with good plots. So as long as i get the complicated plot figured out, i like complicated plots.

Did that make sense? lol.

Pandac · 06-19-2004, 11:18 AM

Well I loved reading the book myself but I do enjoy the classics on a whole! I hated the movie and loved the musical and CD that I own from the musical. I hope you enjoy it too or it will be quite long book!

Good Luck!

AmyBeth

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diamondsky601 only SEMI-insane... Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Massachusetts Age: 18 Posts: 438 Points: 246.45 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 246.45 Donate	Les Miserables [BOOK] I have to read it for summer reading. Anyone else done it? Is it good or do i have to dread all summer? I know the musical's good, i've never seen it but i've heard great things, but i don't know about the book. Unabridged version, all 1463 pages of it, plus two other books. Blech. Happy summer! But anyway, anyone got any comments about it before i read (without giving away the entire book please?) Thanks!

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DySFuNctiOnAL So.. You like stuff? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Australia (And so proud of it!!!) :D Age: 19 Posts: 47 Points: 128.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 128.00 Donate	I havent read the book but i have seen the musical and just to add to what you have heard about it... it was awssssssssssssomeeeeeeeeeeee!!! so im guessing the book should be good

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DhammaSeeker Closer to Fine Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 33 Posts: 2,312 Points: 15,897.53 Bank: 18,781.09 Total Points: 34,678.62 Donate	I read the unabridged Les Miserables when I was about your age, and I loved it. Just consider this: the musical based on the book is three hours long (and severely abridged) so you can imagine the amount of detail covered in the book. There are some parts of the book where you wonder what kind of crack Victor Hugo was on when he was writing (the Waterloo chapters, for example), but I read every word of it and think it was worth it. If you start early and keep up a steady pace, you'll be able to enjoy all the epic detail without feeling rushed. I plan on reading it again before I die, but I'll need a serious block of time to dedicate to it before I start. Good luck to you and enjoy!

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lisakat Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Evergreen State of Confusion Posts: 53 Points: 2,437.43 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 2,437.43 Donate	Well it depends on how you feel about the classics... I have seen the musical 4 times, saw the movie, which was a pretty good adaptation, and I have read the book at least twice, for fun. I love reading, so that is my bias. It is very good, in my opinion. Have fun!

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PhantomsPandora Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Somewhere between Middle Earth and a Phantom's Lair Age: 26 Posts: 147 Points: 100.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 100.00 Donate	that's one book I have in mind to read this summer as well. I've heard the musical but not seen it-if you can, you'll have to catch it on U.S Tour. As far as I know it's closed in both New York and London. It came by this year near where I live, I just couldn't afford it. stupd unemployed balogna

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Katie Loves the CC Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA fux0r Age: 26 Posts: 250 Points: 7,533.72 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 7,533.72 Donate	The story is amazing. If you don't like reading you might find it daunting, but if you're bookminded you should enjoy it. <3/Katie

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Megami Medicated Drama Queen Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Where negativity's a state of mind... Age: 21 Posts: 219 Points: 357.00 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 357.00 Donate	I don't really know much about that, but while we're on the subject of summer reading, I have to read Huck Finn and The Scarlet Letter... ugh.

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diamondsky601 only SEMI-insane... Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Massachusetts Age: 18 Posts: 438 Points: 246.45 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 246.45 Donate	Well, sounds good. Thanks everyone. See, if it's a book i like, i could have it done really fast. I read the harry potter series in a day, but that's really easy reading. I don't especially like the classics writing style (ie, hated Oliver Twist) but i loved things like the Count of Monte Cristo, etc, with good plots. So as long as i get the complicated plot figured out, i like complicated plots. Did that make sense? lol.

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Pandac Junior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Upstate New York Age: 31 Posts: 120 Points: 602.26 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 602.26 Donate	Well I loved reading the book myself but I do enjoy the classics on a whole! I hated the movie and loved the musical and CD that I own from the musical. I hope you enjoy it too or it will be quite long book! Good Luck! AmyBeth

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