I'm a little late, but here's the Les Mis thoughts for last week.
- Made it past page 1000, which feels like a milestone...can I count this book as like, 4 books on my read-list, seeing as how it's so long? I learned that it's 1900 pages in the original French to which I say: Slow Your Roll, Victor Hugo.
- I'm starting to get a little bored/fatigued. It. Just. Keeps. Going. The plot has drawn away from Valjean and towards Marius & Cosette, who I cared very little about in the musical and continue to care little about in the book. Their love scenes are hilariously dramatic in the book, though, which is a certain kind of entertainment.
- Find myself enjoying the minor characters more in this second half: Gavroche (who knew he was Thenardier's son??), Monsieur Mabeuf (seriously, I love him so much; his having to sell his books just about broke my heart), Marius' grandfather.
- I still have no idea what the revolution is about, why it's happening, or why Les Amis are invested in it. Seriously, I know more about Mabeuf's motivations and feel more strongly for him than for Enjolras.
- Hugo's tangent about argot was both fascinating and ridiculous.
- Still no sewers.
xo,
Devo
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