Reading Wednesday, time-transposed due to holiday

[pantryslut]

Les Mis progress:

312 / 755 (41.32%)

We need to allow time for Cosette to grow up by having another large digression. In fact, I am beginning to think that characterizing them as digressions is really neither fair nor accurate. They are the main substance of the book. We are distracted here and there, and our interest is held like a magnetic pointer, by the digressions of the plot.

Anyway, at some point soon I am going to learn all about Marius. Having some Anne Rice damage in my past, I can't help but giggle every once in a while while contemplating his name.

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[onyxlynx]

I had (and may still have) an abridged version of Les Mis which purported to have removed many of the digressions. Nevertheless, I got through it once and never looked at it again.

Now that I'm an adult and 40 odd years have passed, perhaps I could try it again. As soon as I read up on the 1832 (?) revolt. Oh, Wikipedia…?