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07-04-2007, 04:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Buddhapants
In my opinion, the greatest novel ever written.
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Why? I haven't read it, so I'm not about to argue, but rather than telling us Les Mis kicks lit butt, tell me WHY it's so good and why I should read it. |
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07-04-2007, 05:08 AM
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Why? I haven't read it, so I'm not about to argue, but rather than telling us Les Mis kicks lit butt, tell me WHY it's so good and why I should read it.
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Maybe you should see for yourself, cos no matter what any of us say about it, it is still down to personal opinion.
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It was an instant success and sales clearly showed that Hugo had managed to do something that no one had done before; he had reached the masses with a work of serious fiction. Everybody, all over the world, was reading the story of Jean Valjean, Fantine, Javert and Cosette. In Sweden, two different translations were published, in all 5,500 copies (for comparison, the French first edition was 40,000 or 48,000 copies). In Paris, the different parts sold out within hours.
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Give it a try. :]
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07-13-2007, 07:46 AM
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Lol!!! xD I just watched an anime of this!!! xD It's called Les Miserables - Shoujo Cosette!! It's the story of Les Mis over 52 episodes, but it's all about Cosette!! Uberly cute!! ^_^
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07-13-2007, 01:26 PM
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Delicious fansubs? 
If there's 52 episodes planned I don't think it'll be entirely about Cosette. Things will get worse--worse than a man being crushed to his death under a wagon.
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08-05-2007, 09:38 AM
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I have a greater fascination with the author than the book. A remarkable man.
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08-11-2007, 08:25 PM
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I have this book. It is unabriged, more than 1500 pages I believe. It will be a challenge to read it before my deployment in Iraq is over. I read Anna Karennina too which is huge.
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08-15-2007, 04:25 AM
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I read half of it in French and didn't get it at all because my French sucks.
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08-15-2007, 04:31 AM
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Delicious fansubs?
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If it's Japanese they'll probably just start making things up, or stealing plots and characters from Candy Candy.
Watch for an Italian dude wearing a kilt.
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09-14-2007, 02:59 PM
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I read it years ago and I think it's an interesting story, but too verbose and too chatty. Then again, I'm not too fond of French literature in general.
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09-17-2007, 01:29 AM
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I loved "Les Miserables", I wish it had been even longer. If I ever get around to brushing up on my French, I plan to read it in the original.
Love the musical too...I have the DVD of Dream Cast concert and I could watch it over and over.
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