I am currently reading les
miserables. I started reading it after seeing the film because I realised
how ignorant I was of the original. I am unexpectedly hooked, just making me
realise what a fantastic creative job the writers Alain
Boublil and Claude-Michel
Schönberg did in adapting it
to a stage musical and subsequent film. The atmosphere and flavour
of France at a time of upheaval and the interior life of the key characters
makes compelling reading. I found my understanding of the emotion and conflict
expressed so eloquently in the songs and music of the film was greatly enhanced
by reading the book. If you enjoyed the film, try the Victor Hugo original, you
will not be disappointed.
