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Still a bit rough around the edges, but my Gemini conversion for my Les Misérables commentary is up! The blog is now available both on the web and via Gemini.
It features commentary from two full read-throughs (in different translations) plus reviews of movie, stage, radio and comic adaptations.
Gemini: Re-Reading Les Misérables
Web: Re-Reading Les Misérables
Hong Kong theater troupe performs outdoor Les Misérables production, audiences sing along in catharsis.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-12-11/les-miserables-soothes-breaks-hong-kong-hearts
THE CONFRONTATION
BUB
Heh… I’ve also joked about Les Mis being the epic struggle between Wovlerine and Jor-El…
Finished the #Waterloo section of #LesMiserables, infamous for being ~50 pages where only 4 relate to the plot. (Thénardier has a track record of mistaking Pontmercys for dead.)
It starts out fascinating, with a tour of the old battlefield, then flashing back to the battle itself. Eventually it gets tedious as Hugo rambles on about what it means philosophically. When he gets back to the story, it becomes a riveting (if short) tale set in the aftermath of battle.
I just finished the chapter in Les Miserables that focuses on the Battle of Waterloo. Thoughts at Waterloo
#books #lesmis #lesmiserables #waterloo #reading #wordswordswords
