Les Misérables
Classics
Victor Hugo
Penguin
1862
Paperback
1463
French
Norman MacAfee, Charles E. Wilbour, Lee Fahnestock, Isabel Florence Hapgood
January 1, 2023 March 17, 2023
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Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempts to become a respected member of the community are constantly put under threat: by his own conscience, when, owing to a case of mistaken identity, another man is arrested in his place; and by the relentless investigations of the dogged Inspector Javert. It is not simply for himself that Valjean must stay free, however, for he has sworn to protect the baby daughter of Fantine, driven to prostitution by poverty.
What I think
I liked the book much more than War and Peace although this book also has some history though not as much as War and Peace which is way better.
I liked Fantine’s part. Although I knew her ending, her whole story is very fascinating or rather you want to know how it ends.
