A few weeks ago, I (finally) finished Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. It was an unabridged English translation, and I loved it. There were times when I was bogged down with the many history lessons that diverged from the plot. However, I had to remind myself that novelists wrote very differently in the 19th century when the novel was a relatively new literary genre. Les Misérables is one of my favorite stories. I was introduced to the story through the musical, and reading the novel made me love it even more. It is a wonderful story of redemption, with political and philosophical treatises woven throughout. It took me a year to read through (it's over 1,400 pages and very thick writing), but it was well worth it.
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Books I've Read: Les Misérables
In an effort to keep me on track with my reading (something I consider to be an important spiritual discipline), I've decided to start keeping a list of books I read and when I finish reading them. It's an idea I first got from a philosophy professor at Denver Seminary, Doug Groothuis.
A few weeks ago, I (finally) finished Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. It was an unabridged English translation, and I loved it. There were times when I was bogged down with the many history lessons that diverged from the plot. However, I had to remind myself that novelists wrote very differently in the 19th century when the novel was a relatively new literary genre. Les Misérables is one of my favorite stories. I was introduced to the story through the musical, and reading the novel made me love it even more. It is a wonderful story of redemption, with political and philosophical treatises woven throughout. It took me a year to read through (it's over 1,400 pages and very thick writing), but it was well worth it.
A few weeks ago, I (finally) finished Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. It was an unabridged English translation, and I loved it. There were times when I was bogged down with the many history lessons that diverged from the plot. However, I had to remind myself that novelists wrote very differently in the 19th century when the novel was a relatively new literary genre. Les Misérables is one of my favorite stories. I was introduced to the story through the musical, and reading the novel made me love it even more. It is a wonderful story of redemption, with political and philosophical treatises woven throughout. It took me a year to read through (it's over 1,400 pages and very thick writing), but it was well worth it.
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