Les Miserables

By: Victor Hugo, Lee Fahnestock - translator, Norman MacAfee - translator

Narrated by: Mark McKerracher

The classic novel--and hit Broadway show--about escaped convict Jean Valjean has been adapted with easy-to-read text, large type, and short chapters. This engaging adaptation of the timeless tale is ideal for reluctant readers and kids not yet ready to tackle the original.

Critic reviews

"Hugo's genius was for the creation of simple and recognizable myth. The huge success of Les Misérables as a didactic work on behalf of the poor and oppressed is due to his poetic and myth-enlarged view of human nature." —V. S. Pritchett

"It was Tolstoy who vindicated [Hugo's] early ambition by judging Les Misérables one of the world's great novels, if not the greatest… [His] ability to present the extremes of experience 'as they are' is, in the end, Hugo's great gift." —From the Introduction by Peter Washington

Different from the movie

Although different from the movie the basic storyline remains the same. A great story to listen to.

The goodness of John Val John… the priest and his giving all that sons he had…. Redemptiono many l

I love the story it is timeless…. There was nothing I disliked…. I could listen to it again…

My Favorite Book

I saw the movie, the play, so finally I read the book. This is so great, I love it, it better then the play and add more background, this is probably my favorite book in the whole world.

Best Fiction Ever Written

Would you listen to Les Misérables again? Why?

I love it, and listen to it over and over, more than once a year.

What did you like best about this story?

Struggle of characters to do what is best, vs. what is easiest

Have you listened to any of Mark McKerracher’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, haven't heard him before, but LOVE his performance.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No. It's long and involved.

Any additional comments?

BEST BEST BEST !!!

MARVELOUS

loved it. this book is amazing. it feels like your in the book like your the characters.