Customer Reviews
the best novel I have ever read - By: , 11 May 2000 
This has the best characterisation, the best plot, the best subplot, the best discussion of eternal issues & one of the best endings of any novel I have ever read. A total masterpiece.
I AM 11 YEARS OLD, AND I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN! - By: , 05 Sep 1999 This book is one of the greatest, if not the greatest books ever written. I laughed, I cried, I read it again. I'm proud to say I read every word of the Waterloo Descriptions, & the Sewer Descritions, & I love it! Don't let its size intimidate you at alll.
By far the best - By: , 05 Aug 1999 I took a leap on this book, being only 15, for reasons that our marching band this year is playing the music from the musical in our field show. Well...the rendition that he chose for us to listen to was the 10th Anniversary Special, which was missing some songs...so I got the soundtrack...so I'm sad to say I heard the musical first & based my opinions in that way...But I was still confused, so I decided that "THE BOOK" was the better option to understand it...i have now FINALLY finished it, & I honestly have to say that out of alll the classics (and modern) books I have ever read, it surpasses them to infinity.
I laughed, I cried, I read it again and again - By: , 24 Jul 1999 I made the mistake of seeing the musical before I read the book. The musical made me cry, & I loved it, but the book makes me understand the characters so much more. Even though I knew what was going to happen, I kept hoping for the characters whose lives were just so terrible. I felt much more attached to characters such as Fantine, the Bishop of Digne, & Marius. Their hardships were so much more vivid through the book. Do yourself a favor & read it.I bawled alll through the last 50 pages. Every time you don't think it can get any worse, it does. I'm proud to say I read every word, even the fifty page description on the battle of Waterloo. Don't let the size intimidate you, alll the work is worth it. It puts our lives into perspective, & you'll think before the next time you say your life is aweful. Victor Hugo is by far the best writer I've ever expierienced, with Alexandre Dumas at a close second. If you make it through this book & haven't done so already, read The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
1500 pages never went so fast. - By: , 17 Jul 1999 This book is truly one of the great literary masterpieces. After reading this, you'll be well prepared to see one of the greatest Broadway shows in some time.
