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Yup. ;P

Right. XD

Yeah, definitely. *sniff* Yes, one needs some sort of penalty for stealing, no matter the reason for the crime. But FIVE YEARS BEHIND BARS is a TAD excessive. But it was his fault he kept escaping. 😛 I still feel sorry for him.

Weeeelll, it’s close. XD Marius is slightly even more of a dreamer than Max, so everything he does is a…[Read more]

@emma-flournoyLol, I realised I’d forgotten to tag again, but I’m glad you replied. XD

Yeah, stealing is wrong, but it is excessive. Perhaps a fine, or just a couple of weeks or months in prison. I dunno. Then again, all sin is equal sin, so does that mean all penalties should be equal? Dilemma. 😛

XD This should prove interesting.

Cool. At the…[Read more]

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Good. 😀 I think it gets darker, but it evidently wasn’t too dark.

Truth.
Heh. Well, you probably know by now, and it wouldn’t be a huge spoiler for me to confirm it anyway. XD M. M. is indeed Jean Valjean. All the things will come clear in their good time. *rubs hands gleefully* O yes Precious. And yes, he’s working quite hard to turn his life around.

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Yep. I was pretty sure, and then the very beginning of a chapter confirmed it, and I felt silly for doubting. I should know by now that if you believe a character to be that ex-convict/innocent prisoner in disguise, then they are. 😉 XD

Exactly right. XD

Righto, he does have real crime of his own again. They are justified in wanting him back behind bars; what they don’t understand is that he’s truly changed, and whether or not that gives any cause for leniency of any sort. Mercy vs. Justice. *smirk* But it’s still a tough question.
Wellll…yeah, but that wouldn’t be EXACTLY fair either, because…[Read more]

Aha, so, Jean Valjean just revealed himself to the courtroom (like I knew and hoped he would), and the man mistaken as him is freed. So far, Jean hasn’t been arrested again. I felt rather sorry for the Pere (the falsely accused man), because he really had no idea what was going on.

I reckon he’d be intelligent in certain areas, but overall…[Read more]

(Which is why I can make all my comments without tagging you at all and you still get notified. Cuz it’s on your activity. ;P)

(I get it. I’ll try and remember 😉 )

I love Jean Valjean all the more, except for the fact that he escaped again and caused Sister Simplice to lie (but then again, she chose to – I don’t know!) but he ran away, and Fantine didn’t get to see Cosette, and now Cosette’s either stuck with those horrible people, or turned out unto the streets. I…[Read more]

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🙁

Yes, they’re interesting, and they’re certainly making Napoleon seem more like a person to me than a faceless thing that did stuff and got defeated at Waterloo. And if I were reading a book about Napoleon’s life, or about the battles he fought, they would be great. As it is, we…[Read more]

*snickers* Good plan.

POOR COSETTE, RIGHT?! Isn’t she the cutest lil’ thing?

XD The world is a cruel place.

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XD I’ve learned to be wary of supposed deaths, and when they don’t find the body, well!

Yes, she is pretty cute. But she was like a scared little animal, especially when the stranger went out and brought back the doll for her. Like, “Whoa!” I know I’d be wary. XD But I’m glad she’s now with Jean, even if she doesn’t realise it.

Usually. XD

Yup, that! XD

I know! Poor thing. Yes, totally. Isn’t he the sweetest?

Right. XD

@emma-flournoy Not yet, I don’t think. We just met the guy whose life Jean saved from under the wagon.

*nods*

Lol, not yet. XD It was the chapter about how Javert missed capturing Jean Valjean.

Too bad for Javert. XD

EXACTLY!

*hushed whisper* Because it makes you holier, y’know.
Aahh. I’ve always felt sorry for people who think convents or monasteries or monastic life in general are the best way to a life of service 100% devoted to God. It’s kinda sad. Of course, not all are as drastic as THAT one, but still.

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For some people, it probably is, because they wouldn’t have any distractions. But it doesn’t have to be so extreme. XD

True. But yeah. 😛

YES IT DOES! I just rarely use it. XD

What time is it for you?

@PerfectFifths ’bout 8:15 a.m. You?

Now it’s 9:17pm. So you’re 12 hours behind me. Are you on daylight savings?

Oh, that’s cool! Nice and exact. How kind of it. Yes, we’re on daylight savings. Does Australia do that too?
So it’s still Wednesday for you now, but actually…no, it’s 36 minutes past midnight now and you’re probably in bed. I’d imagine. XD So it’s already 36 minutes into your Thursday. Neat-o.

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I think in some places, but we voted it out from here several years ago. So you’ll be 13 hours behind then the time goes back.

Yep, now it’s Thursday, 9:45 am.

Just had several chapters about urchins of Paris, then about Paris itself, then about a specific urchin, and I know exactly who he is already, poor lad.

Have not yet been reacquainted with Jean and Cosette, and it’s been 8 or 9 years.

So the story hasn’t really begun yet? Wow, and so much has happened already. XD

But I guess it’s like Count of Monte Cristo. I mean, I thought the story was going to be about Edmund Dantes’ life, then he went to jail and lost a lot of his life in there, and then suddenly it was also about the children of the people who sent him there. XD

Yeah.

Yeah, I get that, but old books have a lot more to them, I think, in terms of backstory and all that. It saves writing a prequel. 😉

I don’t know if he’s any degree of overdramatic. I hardly know the boy. XD

@emma-flournoy Okay, so Marius has just been learning about his father, and is now estranged from his grandfather and aunt, and just left home.

I like Marius, so far. He kind of reminds me a bit of Albert and Maximilian.

That was pretty OTT. XD I mean, his change of his political views was realistic (he was learning about a whole other side he’d never been told about before) if a little rushed. We only just met him, so we might not have cared about all that just yet. 😉 But opening the window was a bit OTT. XD But yeah, I think I’m going to like Marius.

I’ve just…[Read more]

Yup. 😀

Heh. I know the feeling. XD But yes, they are. All of them to some degree, some of them more than others. (*muffled screeching* ENJOLRASSSS) I love them all. Mostly. XD But they’re really an interesting group of young characters, and they do have much importance to play. What Hugo should have done was instead of giving us those info dumps…[Read more]

Yup, L’aigle (aka Bossuet, as I think it calls him more later) is like that. Really sweet as a general rule.

Yeah. XD

Yo, how cometh violin? Mine’s actually going really well. Has something to do with having surrendered it to the Lord recently, undoubtedly… so God gets the credit. We’ll see if I can quit trying to do it on my own. XD
Also,…[Read more]

Aha, I thought Bossuet was L’aigle. I recently came across him speaking, and I was thinking “He sounds like how Emma described L’aigle” and I remembered L’aigle wasn’t his real name, so I figured it was him. 😉
Courfeyrac seems really down-to-earth, but fun.

Things are happenin’. Marius just got Javert’s help in catching Jondrette, but I think…[Read more]

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Yup. 😉 He’s great.

Ooooh. Such complexity, yes. XD I love those scenes.

Oh, yay for sickness. :/ Hope you get better soon. Yeah, that makes a lotta sense. I have problems with things out of my control. XD Well, maybe life’ll settle down sometime soon! I’m sure your violin misses you. 😉
Errrr…I’m not really sure. I’m fixing to finish the…[Read more]

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So, I was actually almost starting to wonder is M. LeBlanc wasn’t Jean Valjean after all! :O But his behaviour as soon as Javert entered the scene made me see the error of my ways. What was I thinking?? XD

Thanks. Life is more settled, it’s just sickness now. Yes, my poor widdle violin (which, fun fact, I named Orlando XD) is all…[Read more]

Ha! But of course, what were you thinking?! XD I love it. Javert’s arrival can always make such things crystal clear.

Well I just got sick too (yeah, overnight 😛 ), so we can be a team now. XD Aww…de poor widdle fing. *sniff* Orlando! 😀 That’s hilarious. A violin we have I used to play on I named Fili once, but my current one isn’t named.…[Read more]

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I blame my cold-brain. 😉 Yes, it does. XD You know who’s running from the law (Jean) and who’s just confused (Marius). XD

Oops, I must have sent it over the internet – must be a virus 😛 XD Yay, sick buddies. XD lol, yes, Orlando (not that I refer to it as that all the time 😉 ). But I called it that because it was made by…[Read more]

XD

XD again.
Ooh, cool.

Nice.

;P

WHOOEEE! Now the plot’s really thickening. And by now you’re probably REALLY in the thick of things.

Btw, isn’t it so neat that Gavroche is Thenardier’s son? I mean…he’s the total foil to his parents (and sisters sometimes) in regards to being poor and all that goes with it. He’s just so happy anyway, while all his dad can think of is…[Read more]

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Yeah! The revolution has really begun and it’s crazy. I haven’t encountered our friends yet, since Marius returned from seeing his grandfather, so I don’t know what’s going on for them yet.

Yeah, Gavroche is the total opposite – he is really happy! I think it’s because while they were well-off, his parents didn’t love him anyway,…[Read more]

*eternal sobbing*

Heheh. XD And mebbe some of it’s also that he’s learned to see the good in life no matter his situation, because he’s a decent chap. ;P

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Yep.

Wow, things are really heating up; Cosette is gone (at least, it looks like it), Marius has joined the bunch at the Corinth barricade, Eponine tried to make him die, but just died herself (poor thing; I don’t think badly of her even though she wanted my favourite character killed). Pere Mabeuf died, and Marius, expecting…[Read more]

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Uh oh. Jean Valjean found Cosette’s note in her blotter book, and he intercepted the one from Marius that Gavroche was delivering, and I dunno what he’s going to do!!!! D:

*shrieks* SO MUCH STUFF!!! Agh. You’ve probably already gotten over the climax at this point. Some pretty awesome stuff in there, eh?
Sorry my replies have been a little longer in coming; life’s insanely busy right now. 😛

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If I haven’t yet, I’m really close. It feels very climax-y. 😛

I read three more chapters than I intended to last night (I’ve taken to reading them in 3’s XD). The reason being, at the very end of the third, GAVROCHE WAS KILLED! And I couldn’t just finish there! D: :'( I tell you, I almost wanted to cry (and that’s hard to make me…[Read more]

I KNOWWWWW IT WAS SO SAD. But wasn’t it all beautiful at the same time, and esp. Enjolras’? With GRANTAIRE?! *shrieks*

YES. Jean Valjean and Javert…that whole scene was just…yes. I love Valjean so much. And the respect Javert didn’t even realize he had just gained for the man after that… *flails*

Yes. Jean Valjean is an utterly selfless,…[Read more]

(And Gavroche, too. :”( )

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Yes! D’:

Yes, they’re the perfect foils!

Do you think he hates Marius still? I mean, he’s helping plan his and Cosette’s wedding and everything. They haven’t really interacted, so I don’t really know Jean Valjean’s feelings towards Marius – I know Marius accepts him, like as Cosette’s chaperon, but I bet if he knew that he was…[Read more]

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I almost cried with Jean Valjean last night. :'( I feel so sad for him right now – he’s just lost his whole world! I feel like his thumb injury was just an excuse not to have to be the one that gives Cosette away and everything. 🙁 And now he doesn’t know what to do.

Is it not HEARTBREAKING? The poor man. Yeah, that with the thumb injury, totally. *weeps* You’re not done being sad, never fear. D”:

I dunno…it seemed pretty strong to me that he never really did get over hating Marius deep down for taking her, but he knew it was a bad thought and tried to get over it, and does all these good things for Mariu…[Read more]

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Yes! D:

I feel like he loves him because Marius loves Cosette. But that could also be why he hates him.

I wasn’t overly fond of Javert, but I did feel very sorry for him. 🙁

Jean has just told Marius pretty much everything. And Marius didn’t seem to know how to take it. He’d allowed Jean to come every evening, but he also made…[Read more]

Yeah, that works too. :'(

*broken sobbing* I know. Everything you said. It’s so very heart-rendingly frustrating. And you’re almost to the end… *distant wailing*

I know, I’m being slightly melodramatic. But I really did sob horribly for real over all this when I read it. It was blessedly cathartic. XD

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Oh… Jean Valjean is dying. :'( He can’t die! I only allowed myself three (short) chapters last night because it was very late (or very early, being after midnight). But I was dying to read more!

I wish I cried over books more. The most I get is a slight stinging in the eyes, or a bit of moisture. But sometimes I think, “I…[Read more]

*hugs you*

Well hey, that doesn’t mean you don’t feel them! I know that. I think I cry more than I should? anyway. 😛 Most of my family doesn’t cry that much at books. I have by no means a reputation as a crybaby otherwise, but books and movies just really get me. XD People just express it differently I guess. I know you’re feeling it just as…[Read more]

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*hugs back* True, I know that, but sometimes it’d be nice to express it in some way.

I do sometimes cry during movies (ever seen Marley and Me? Oh boy!) but I try and stop myself, because usually everyone is there watching. But in bed, while I’m reading, I’m alone, and I wouldn’t mind letting out some feels.

Oh! I am (for once)…[Read more]

Yeah. I know though, it’s embarrassing if everyone’s in the room with you. What’s best is if they’re wailing just as much. XD Heh, no, I haven’t seen that one. Sad? XD

I know! I was rooting for Thenardier in that moment, just thinking…whoa bro, you think you’re being awful, but this is all working out to be so good and aren’t you gonna be…[Read more]

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That’s why I said I wouldn’t mind, because I read in bed at night, so no one’s around.
Hey, I said I cried, didn’t I? Yes it was sad! XD If I tell you what kind of movie it is, you’ll guess why pretty much right away. XD

I didn’t like him still, I was impatient for him to finish telling his side so Marius could say, “No! He didn’t…[Read more]

Yup. XD

I know, exactly. And the LotR appendices are a treasure trove.

Oh…I seem to remember it saying that they gradually became happy again and stopped coming to see the grave, and it got all grown over and stuff.

Yep…the musical isn’t entirely accurate by a long road, but it seems more accurate than a lot of the movies made of the book.…[Read more]

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XD

Yes!

Maybe they did, but I don’t know if it was out of forgetfulness. *shrugs*

No, I wouldn’t expect it to be, but I’m interested to see what they did with it. XD

Yeah, but I’d rather wait until I’ve watched it. 😀 I don’t like listening to movie songs before seeing them in the context of the movie/musical (my friend kept…[Read more]

*shrugs with you* XD

Oh yeah, well that makes sense. 😉 I haven’t seen the movie of the musical, but I hope you like. Some people say it’s terrible, but others really like it, so I suppose it depends. 😛

Sort of, yes. XD Yep, that.

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XD

I’ll let you know when I do what I think. 😉 I think since I’m not expecting it to be very much like the book, I don’t think I’ll be really disappointed. Unlike, say, The Hobbit. 😛

XD Yeah, I figured.

*snort* Yeah, The Hobbit.
Well that’s good. 😉

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lol. See if I ever trust you to make movies out of my favourite book again. PJ! 😛 Although he’s the guy that’s supposed to direct the next Tintin movie, so maybe I should be really worried. XD

So… Les Mis took me about three months and fifteen days to read – not quite as long as TCOMC, which was more like four months. How long…[Read more]

Uh-oh. XD

Eight days short of three months, so not too different. Looong book. ;P

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Have you seen the Tintin movie? Steven Spielberg directed the first one and it was really good.

Yeah. XD Very long.

No, I haven’t… It’s not the same thing as Rin-Tin-Tin, is it?

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No. It’s a comic strip by Belgian artist Georges Remis (who went by Herge) about a young reporter from the 30-40s and his adventures. They’re really good. And I think the Tintin movie, although done with motion-capture 3D, really captured the spirit of Tintin (I am a big fan, so you know my expectations would be high).

Hey, that sounds neat. I think I remember you mentioning the comic strip at some point in a previous conversation. Well, I hope the next movie exceeds expectations! And with ol’ PJ behind the wheel, I guess you’ve gotta keep your chin up extra high. *solemn nod*

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They’re very fun. Yeah, I hope so too. 😉 Recent articles are saying maybe in the next three years.

Sweeet.

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So, now that I’ve finished that, what’s the next big classic you recommend I read and discuss with you? 😀

Ha! XD

Yup. ;D

Oh yes, Friday’s sweet.
It’s great. 😉

Have you ever seen or read Little Dorrit?
We love the BBC mini-series (there are a lot of BBC mini-series we like XD), and though I haven’t read the book, Kate has and said it’s really good and close to the movie. I want to sometime. Good ol’ Dickens. It’s rather large though, larger than A…[Read more]

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I found The Gorilla Hunters free on Amazon and downloaded it! 😀 Also, I started The Scarlet Pimpernell on Sunday. I’m only two chapters in, but I’m enjoying it already. 😀

I haven’t read much (if any) Dickens, and I don’t know if we have that book – I’d have to have a look. If we do though, I might wait a bit before tackling…[Read more]

Whoo-hoo, double yay!

Heh, I totally understand. 😛 No need to exhaust oneself, no indeed.

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I’m currently reading the Peleg Chronicles – probably one of the preachiest trilogies I’ve ever read, and not the best writing, but enjoyable nonetheless. It’s quite silly.

Heh. ;D I’ve heard of that many times. It sounds fun. And preachy. ;P

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Very preachy. Definnitely a fantasy book for people who are already Christians, or those who are not but want it shoved down their throat. 😛 XD The realest character, I think, is Fergus Leatherhead. He’s not over-the-top about it, he has internal doubts at times, yet he still has faith. That’s why he’s my favourite character.

Yeah… XD
Neat. He sounds good. Is he the guy who’s sort of like a Noah figure, or am I thinking of something wrong?

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lol, no, Noah is the “Noah figure,” even though he doesn’t actually show up in the books. It’s set after the Flood and the dispersion at the Tower of Babel (although the setting feels very medieval, so it’s a bit annoying/confusing). The author didn’t put in any actual Bible figures, as he said he, “personally afraid of adding to…[Read more]

Ohhh got it. XD I think I knew that at one point. Probably got my memories mixed up.

Huh.

Oh no, not that! *headdesk* Ergh. I really don’t like continuity problems. Especially of that sort.

(One thing that’s not really realized sometimes is that dragons ARE dinosaurs… It doesn’t HAVE to be a completely made up thing, because such creatures did exist, at least to some degree. And hey, ravens like collecting shiny things; why not dinosaurs? 😛
And big and little people. Real stuff. I love that most of fantasy is still based off of…[Read more]

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lol

Yeah. He wants to be historically and biblically accurate, and I’m thinking, “I have no problems with that, just make it so.” XD

Yes, that is true, which is why he has them there. And the dragons he has really seem like actual, flying dragons. And the bible really says there were giants in the land (at least in Genesis before…[Read more]

Right. 😛

Cool. Yeah. And there were the sons of Anak and the Nephilim too, which I think were supposed to be giants (maybe they were the ones you meant before the Flood, I dunno; been awhile since I was reading in that region of the Bible. ;P).
Have you read any of the Cooper Kids adventure series? I did a looong time ago, and I don’t think I…[Read more]

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I dunno either. 😛 The important thing is that there were giants. 😉

No, I don’t believe I have. What makes it so creepy? The last story I read like that was Phantom of the Opera, and one night I couldn’t get to sleep until I had finished it. XD

Yes. 😉

Well, those books as a general rule are pretty creepy ’cause they have to do with real-ish things, but that shouldn’t be alive/happening anymore. Some Christian things, too; it’s a Christian series. But this one especially was creepy because it HAD Anak in it, and he was stalking them, at twilight, and surrounding factors and just the way…[Read more]

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XD

Ah, I see. That sounds like it could be really creepy. I’ll either keep it in mind not to read it, or not to read it at night. 😉

From what I’ve seen of the musical (which is about half) it’s nothing like it at all (of course). But I loved the book, despite its fear-factor, and the characters. Definitely worth staying up until 4am.

😉

Lovely. 😀

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lol, yes.