[Deepblue]

Why is the music from the musical so damn good?

Anyway, I was wondering how many people enjoy the book or the musical. IMHO, nobody should miss either.

[Taristin]

I saw it on Broadway when I was in 6th grade. I do not, however, remember much of it.

[Ford Prefect]

I find the Les Mis music duller than a home shopping network, which is usually a good indication that everyone else will like it.

[Deepblue]

[General Freak]

I don't like musicals and, well, the book is like over a thousand pages long and a tragedy. A thousand-page-long tragedy? I mean, it's not JUST a tragedy, there are a lot of other elements in it, which is probably why people like it so much, but I think I'll stick with lighter reading material. But I am probably going to read it one day, because who knows how I will find it?

[Singh]

I choose option #4 please

[BlackDove]

I hate musicals.

Book was pretty good.

Movie was even better.

Why? I did not care enough about the story to put in the timesink that it took me to read the book. Movie was much faster, more to the point, enjoyable.

[NGTM-1R]

It's not really even a musical; closer to an opera, with all dialogue being sung instead of spoken. Now, if all opera were like that...

The book is god-awful long, even by my standards, something close to 1000 pages, and most of it is excessive description. I read about 100 pages and quit.

[Mefustae]

Damn, it's just so frustrating, i've been at no less than five performances of Les Miserables, and yet not once actually seen the actors...you can't see anything from the Orchestra Pit after all

[Deepblue]

Originally posted by ngtm1r
It's not really even a musical; closer to an opera, with all dialogue being sung instead of spoken. Now, if all opera were like that...

The book is god-awful long, even by my standards, something close to 1000 pages, and most of it is excessive description. I read about 100 pages and quit.

If you think 1000 pages is long for an entire story, try reading the as of yet incomplete Wheel of Time series.

[Cobra]

musicals = blech.

never heard of 'em anyway...