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So, I just finished reading Les Miserables.

Fuck, that ending, I'm so sad right now. Easily one of the best books I have read.

>> No.4094044

>>4094038
>Fuck, that ending
Also, That Beginning,
and That Middle.
Fuck that book was awesome, and depressing

>> No.4094045

>>4094038
Isn't that book a major slog to get through? Did you read alllll of it?

>> No.4094062

>>4094045

It's a biggy, but well worth it.

>> No.4094081

>>4094045

Honestly, I got kinda bored when he was talking about Waterloo for HUNDRED FUCKING PAGES, but other than that, it's a really good read. Yeah, kind of hard to get through, but you feel it's all worth it in the end.

>> No.4094082

>Looking at the trailer for the musical
>See this comment

>MrBigraw 2 days ago
I cried when I was forced to watch this $%^#!!!!!I wanted to understand and then realized I was black and this was not for me.

>> No.4094090

>>4094082
What the fuck does race have to do with understanding Les Miserables?

It's also funny because if there were difficulty understanding it for people outside a certain group due to culture, it would be confusing to non-French people in general, again, regardless of skin color.

>> No.4094102

>>4094090

Yeah, though I actually felt the need to research some French history to understand the book better, but I'm guessing that the musical is WAY more accessible.

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4094149

>>4094082
I'm black, and I read it.
Your argument is invalid

>> No.4094159 [DELETED] 

did you enjoy the digressions with napoleon and waterloo? if i were to ever re-read les mis i'm wondering if an abridged version without those parts would be better. i found them distracting but i guess some people enjoyed it.

>> No.4094164

Jean Valjean's going to hide in a monastery.
Welp, better tell you everything about the monastery.

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4094202

>>4094038
You have just read the favorite book of tolstoj

>> No.4094268

>>4094164
That part was kinda boring but it's actualy kinda interesting to see a part of the world at that time. The sewers, on the other hand...

>>4094202
Huh, that's pretty cool, I can see why now.

>> No.4095660

>>4094081
>bored by Waterloo
>not sewers
Actually, I really like the part about "argot" and pet names.

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4095682

> Pop lit
> Easily one of the best books I have read

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4097386

>>4094082
But the second best Javert was black.