A review by t0astghost
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Look. Is this book incredibly slow due to Hugos irrational need to go on incredibly long tangents about details the average reader has absolutely no need to know? Yes. But is there something about it that I love anyways? Also yes. He mixes political and social commentary with an actual story quite well, technically. He uses the story to prove a point, then explains that point to exhaustion. While I wouldn't say that's technically necessary, I would say its enjoyable. Even so, there is a lot to interpret from it. The cast of characters is incredibly vast and expansive, very tinged with God and realism and informed by Hugos view of the world. 
It will always be funny how he finds the need to descibe each of Les Amis personalities, yet revealing their whole names is too far. 
I wouldn't say this book is for everyone, but I would say Victor Hugo had a vision and he executed that in a mostly entertaining way. Try it out, see how it feels and maybe it'll have you in it's clutches!