I read the unabridged version when I was 16 one summer. when Valjean is on his deathbed blessing cosette I literally had to stop reading to weep for the loss of such a beautiful man. 30 years later when I open to that scene, my eyes well up again. Hugo is truly a genius!
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Reply to Les Miserables by Victor Hugo... by Johnhfcx
I read the unabridged version when I was 16 one summer. when Valjean is on his deathbed blessing cosette I literally had to stop reading to weep for the loss of such a beautiful man. 30 years later when I open to that scene, my eyes well up again. Hugo is truly a genius!