Les Misérables
by Victor Hugo
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalpoliticalromanceslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancefighting evillove conquers all
Boxlist takeExpect a heavy, moving novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
In this story of the trials of the peasant Jean Valjean--a man unjustly imprisoned, baffled by destiny, and hounded by his nemesis, the magnificently realized, ambiguously malevolent police detective Javert--Hugo achieves the sort of rare imaginative resonance that allows a work of art to transcend its genre.
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- Author
- Victor Hugo
- Published
- 1862
- Pages
- 520
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