Last evening, after several months, I finally finished reading Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo. Be warned: it is 1222 pages long...and not a very easy book to read. But, after all that, I am very glad to have read it. It was well worth it.
The book opens describing the habits of a bishop, who one day shelters a convict in his home and teaches him a little bit about humanity and God's love. The rest of this book follows the life, adventures and struggles of this convict, named Jean Valjean. He becomes a marvelously complex character who excites pity in the reader.
Les Miserables (The Miserable)
Author: Victor Hugo
Setting: Post-revolutionary France
Main Characters: Jean Valjean, Javert, Cosette, and Marius
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