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July 23 pg 671
The title of the book appears.
“les misérables - the wretched“
That always jumps out at me when I read!
#ReadLesMis

All the discussion of slang in today's chapter reminded me of this article from 2019. It's not necessarily related to the book, but I found it interesting. My brain goes down weird rabbit holes sometimes. 🙃

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47790128

#readlesmis @thebookhippie

Interesting- in the same day I came upon the same French phrase!
“Entre chien et loup “ - literally between dog and wolf- it means evening.
I‘m reading the Languedoc Trilogy in advance to my trip to SE France ?? (Toulouse, Figeac, & Béduer) since the books are based in that area & Carcassonne.
This phrase is in Book 2- Sepulchre
I‘m lucky to travel, but these travels will make me even further behind on #ReadLesMis

#ReadLesMis #FavouriteCharacter

“Monsieur complains?”
“About you!” said the pedestrian.
“The bureau is closed,” said Gavroche. “I‘m receiving no more complaints.”

I think I‘m a chapter behind, but this chapter 1 of book 6 is fabulous !!! ❤️Gavroche

#hyggehourreadathon
@Alldebooks @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit

Messy bookcase? √ Sunflowers from Matt? √ Book that you need to get caught up on? √ San Pellegrino Limonata & vodka? √ Painkillers? √ (for the shoulder, not the book ... yet).

Looking forward to this. 🧡🩶💛

I‘m still terribly behind, but at least I‘m in July and not June.
Love this quote about Monsieur Mabeuf.
“Like everyone else, he had his own - ist ending. … He was neither a royalist, a Bonapartist…..
- he was a book-specialist!
💙🤍❤️
#ReadLesMis

3✨ This is a chunkster of a book that goes over a lot. We have a few main characters throughout as one little girl grows up. Did I follow along the whole time? No. I was interested in the people and how they grew, but there was quite a bit of battles that just didn‘t interest me.

Here‘s a little French History timeline from Khan Academy I just found

https://youtu.be/I4iwhvDhvKE?si=nzP_0JxezBg31XOT

#ReadLesMis

😬😬😬
(Also, since it's #wdncw: We do not care that we highlighted almost the entirety of today's chapter.)

#readlesmis @thebookhippie @dabbe

I should finish the tagged book this month and then hopefully narrow down my growing que. it‘s caused because I keep reading new series and not reading my other books. 😅 #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

One more! Had to do this one in French:

Une boulangerie?
Mais oui! Baguettes, croissants,
petits pains — superbe! 🇫🇷

A bakery? Oh yes!
Baguettes, croissants, rolls —
superb! 🇫🇷

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #ReadLesMis #VictorHugo

Inaugurated
in 1892, paying homage to
Ocean Man — Victor.

Fun fact: “Ocean man" was a self-applied nickname Victor Hugo used to describe the male literary geniuses he admired, comparing their minds to the vastness of the ocean. The sea and natural world were a significant source of inspiration for his writing and artwork, particularly during his exile in the Channel Islands.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #ReadLesMis #VictorHugo

My sister is on vacation in Toulouse, France this week & she sent me some pics from Place Victor Hugo, so I thought I‘d share with my hive and those who #readLesMis — & of course, must write a haiku about it. ? If you zoom in on the street sign, it says Marché Victor Hugo (Victor Hugo Market).

Place Victor Hugo —
dreamy locale in the heart
of vibrant Toulouse. ??

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

Yes! Finally caught up! 😍

It was a struggle at times finishing this. The main story and characters were exceptional and kept me going, but the lengthy philosophical tangents Hugo so often took made me at times almost forget what the story was about. 19 pages on “slang“. 15 pages on the “sewers of Paris“. And so many more. Still, the story makes it a worthwhile read. The ending is worth waiting for.

I‘m nearly 2 months behind on #readlesmis — spent a rainy afternoon at the bookstore yesterday with my sister, and she bought me this gorgeous copy of the book. Should definitely motivate me to get caught up this week!!

From my sister with
love, I WILL finish this
chunkster — wish me luck!

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #allergictochunksters

June 4: Part Three Marius Chapter X Ecce Paris, Ecce Homo:
Thank goodness, I have a nice view or I would‘ve never survived all the flipping back & forth to the notes in back associated with this chapter!
Maybe someday I‘ll catch up with our readings !
This was more painful for me than Waterloo!

48 notes
Pg 530 1 note
Pg 531 22 notes
Pg 532 16 notes
pg 533 9 notes

Plus 6 footnotes

#READLESMIS

Spending my evening catching up on the #readlesmis read-a-long. Glad to be diving back into this even if I am ankle deep in a many-chapter denunciation of the convent way of life. Oh how Hugo loves his digressions! 😂

😝 Bandette is really enjoying reading Les MIs with me!

#ReadLesMis #DogsOfLitsy #Chunkster
#AllergicToChunksters #colossalchunkster #ChunksterChallenge2025

Pg 409
The “Collège des Quatre-Nations” (College of Four Nations) in Paris was established in 1661 by Cardinal Mazarin in his will. It was created to educate students from four territories that had recently come under French control through the Treaty of Westphalia (1648) and the Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659).
#READLESMIS

May 1
Book Six Petit-Picpus
IV Gladness pg 442

Fun facts about 2 of the Perrault brothers. Between 1667-1670 Claude designed the East façade of the Louvre & Charles published Tales of Mother Goose in 1697. ?️????

#READLESMIS

1- Gaelic
2- done!
#two4tuesday @TheSpineView

#SundayFunday @bookmarktavern
The translation of Les Miserables is around 1400 pages and never felt like a slog,not even once.

Behind, but plugging along! Just finished April 27.
Yay! JVJ & Cossette escaped Javert!
And met Père Dauchelevent! ? ? ?

#ReadLesMis

The tagged book is perhaps the longest I've read. The copy I have is over 1400 pages.

#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern

My husband sent me this link today

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16G5TE2q1Y/?mibextid=wwXIfr

#ReadLesMis

Today is catch up on buddy reads day.

This quote from yesterday‘s chapter has given me pause, something about it in light of current events resonates.

#LesMis

@TheBookHippie

#dynamicds
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#drink
#readlesmis

I‘m behind on my reading (April 13) since I‘ve been traveling on the weekends, so maybe I can get a little reading in at work! I‘m so thankful that Cossette is with Jean Valjean! 🇫🇷💙🤍❤️ 🇫🇷
#READLESMIS

I‘m behind on my reading (April 13) since I‘ve been traveling on the weekends, so maybe I can get a little reading in at work! I‘m so thankful that Cossette is with Jean Valjean! 🇫🇷💙🤍❤️
#READLESMIS

#poetrymatters
@TheSpineView

#way

My favorite song from LES MIS. If you've not heard it, here's a link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deUgUoJ4z5I

After making it through the Battle of Waterloo (which tested my patience and nearly had me yelling MERDE on more than one occasion), I am back with Jean Valjean and eager to catch up with the schedule. #readlesmis

#dynamicds
#dream
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#fantene #readlesmis @TheBookHippie