Finished reading the Kindle version of this book by Victor Hugo - whew! This book is huge and while it dragged at times, the story tugged on all my emotions - sad, happy, thankful, angry, anxious. It was a very long book; prolonged by some of the songs and verses being in French and the author’s frequent digressions (e.g., history of ancient sewers) for entire chapters! Despite these drawbacks (in my humble opinion:), the story is wonderful and when the author is on point, the writing is superb. Don’t think I’ve ever used Kindle’s dictionary more than I did with this book:) While reading, I caught myself reflecting on my enlightenment journey, wondering what I would do faced with Jean Valjean’s life changing decisions, and fighting the egoic urge to be cynical of human behavior. Great read!
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