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The Fablecastle ChroniclesI wanted to share my debut novel with everyone. If you like re-tellings, this one's a doozy!
I just finished reading Victor Hugo's Les Miserables. This is the fourth time in the course of several years that I have read this amazing masterpiece. The society is in turmoil, economy has collapsed, chronic poverty, lack of freedom and justice have reached their pinnacle, the revolution is inevitable. The goals of The French Revolution, after all the bloodshed and sacrifices, had unfortunately not been achieved and as corruption, police brutality, imprisonments, hunger and poverty drew the people of Paris into deeper misery, the moment for this amazing Revolution (The Paris Commune) had arrived.
Parisians, led by student intellectuals, built barricades in large areas of Paris, and fought for the goals of JUSTICE, EQUALITY and FREEDOM (slightly different from "Justice, Equality and Fraternity", which was the motto of the French Revolution).
The Revolution temporarily was a success and the area became the new Government Headquarters for two (2) months, but it collapsed.
Few references have ever been made to this Revolution in the literature and history of that era, however Victor Hugo has glorified it in "Les Miserables".
The Broadway musical played on stage and the same musical in the form of a movie depict this Revolution very well.
If anyone is interested to discuss this book, I am willing to participate.
Last last weeks i read theseI Know You Know
Okay of a book but IMO not one of her bestDirty Little Secrets
Very Good Start of a series will read more from herInstinct
I really loved this one from him I am gonna have to read more from this series of hisThe Lucky One
I found this book very boring it took me to long to get it finish i dont think i will read anymore from this personStrike Me Down
Very good book I really liked this one will read more from herBelieve Me
Another great boom from this writer! Death of a Kitchen Diva
I read this on the Libby App and i love it! I think they got the whole series on there so i will be reading more in this seriesTheodore Boone: Kid Lawyer
I cant believe I never read this series of his since I am a big fan of his writing since I first read The Firm in high school! I so loved this book remind me so much of Nancy Drew & The Hardy boys. Will have to read this whole seriesNow I am reading these
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Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe by Brian Greene
These waht i read last few weeksThe Missing Hours by Emma Kavanagh Okay of a book but not one of my favs
Here and Gone by Haylen Beck Another one was just boring
When I Cast Your Shadow by Sarah Porter This book was good and Creepy! I loved it
The Liar's Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard I just couldnt get into this one i was let down with this book
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie Trying to get this series a reread.
Now I am reading this on the Libby App
3:59 by Gretchen McNeil
Then I read this library book
The Other Mrs. Miller by Allison M. Dickson
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