Les Miserables
I know it's scary. It's probably one of the longest and hardest to read
books you've ever picked up (or at least it was for me). Hugo goes
into painstaking detail with his history, his scenery, and his character
development. Reading on can be frustrating sometimes because you just
can't see where the author is going. Minute descriptions of people,
places, and political views abound. But you come to trust in
Hugo...because you realize that no lengthy discussion is wasted with
him. It has a purpose and a place and provides a richness to his story
that I have never seen in any other work.
Les Miserables
The scope and depth of
the story is UNBELIEVABLE. The characters are so completely flesh and
bone that you know them. You know who they are and exactly how they
will react in a situation before it ever happens. The scenes are so
masterfully laid out that you can envision every detail in your mind.
And oh, believe me when I say the storytelling is breathtaking. Les
Miserables is about poverty and the human condition, set against the
backdrop of decades of French history. But it is so much more. It's a
story of the redemption of man, despite everything the world can throw
at him. It is a story of fear and sadness, but most of all, hope. The
hope that we can do better. The hope that religion will not lead us
down a path of self-righteousness, but to true righteousness, which to
quote the book of Isaiah is "to loose the chains of injustice and untie
the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke".
There is so much to be learned about forgiveness, love, happiness, and
life from this story.
Les Miserables is not just a book. It might be the best book ever written. It is a LIFE CHANGER. Don't be afraid of it. Experience it for yourself.
Les Miserables is not just a book. It might be the best book ever written. It is a LIFE CHANGER. Don't be afraid of it. Experience it for yourself.
