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Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

lostlenore's review against another edition

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5.0

This book is magic. It’s a long, slow magic, full of redirections, rabbit trails, and pointless detail. But there’s magic in it still, and if you can stick with it you’ll find it. One of my all time favorites.

motsinsatiables's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad

4.5

willadams's review against another edition

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challenging emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

forgottensockunderyourbed's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

italianstallion91r's review

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adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

carolinacarotte's review against another edition

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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

4.5

rooftopz's review

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4.0

les mis is a well orchestrated critique and social commentary with the portrayal of justice, women, love, and more and i think it’s absolutely worth discussing and analyzing! i really liked jean val jean & javert but god damn did i dislike marius and his whole love story with cosette… victor hugo could write all that but still not give cosette a personality! my appreciation for the writing was fluctuating at times but overall still a good book though

pollydye's review

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

4.5

arammrz's review against another edition

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emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.0

songnerd17's review against another edition

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Was too boring and monotonous