/lit/ - Literature

>>14787074
It's quite good. But yeah it's long as fuck. Hugo sometimes goes off topic. Personally I thought that the Waterloo battle description is the worst part of it (50 pages and pretty much off-topic), but if you're into warfare you'll probably like it.
The sewer systems part is actually useful and interesting, it tells you a lot about how people lived in the 19th century. It's even a blast if you ever lived in Paris.

I read the book before watching any movie/musical/manga adaptation, so I don't know if it's really worth it to read the original after.