Progress Book # 29 of 100
I was really exited to read this book because I have really good memories of reading it in high school with my friends Julie and Mindi for English. I think we read the abridged version and I remember Julie bringing over a DVD (maybe VHS) copy of a Broadway play that we watched. For years I wanted to go see the play and then Daniel finally took me when it was in LA at the Ahmanson a few years ago. The movie also came out right before I re-read this so the story was fresh in my mind. That being said I don't know if I hyped it up too much, because the book seemed way longer this time around. The story was still good, but the sections where Hugo goes into French history, or even at the beginning and the pages of the priest's family tree that go on and on and are never mentioned again started to get old around 700 pages. I'm sure it was the difference of reading the abridged version before. I don't think abridged is so bad, we aren't doing it for this list, but I would recommend the condensed version to anyone.
The story follows Jean Valjean and his life from leaving prison after 19 for stealing bread to becoming a successful businessman and mayor, and then hiding out in a convent and caring for his adopted daughter Cosette. It is touching story and I would recommend the abridged version to anyone.
I'll give the book 97%, A
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