Well, this is it, ten days left in the Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along! Are you still on track to finish? Have you already finished? I apologize again for not having many updates after I changed jobs and started back to school. Hopefully that didn't derail your plans to read the book. For those of you in … Continue reading Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Final Countdown
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Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Home Stretch
Welcome to the fifth and final Volume of Les Misérables: "Jean Valjean." Incredibly, this is day 299 of the 365-day Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along. Even though my new job has prevented me from doing much blogging these days, I still plan on doing a wrap-up of the read-along, including some sort of live broadcast of the … Continue reading Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Home Stretch
Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Halfway Point
Congratulations to everyone participating in the Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along! You're halfway done! Yesterday marked chapter 183, just over halfway through the 365 chapters of Les Misérables. If you're on schedule, then you're in the middle of Volume 3, Book 5, Virtue in Adversity. This is one of my favorite books in the novel because of … Continue reading Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Halfway Point
Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Convent
Today is day 127 of the Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along, which is about a third of the way through the book. For those who are participating, well done. It's not easy to limit yourself to a few pages a day, especially when you have to leave characters behind for a week or more to read Hugo's … Continue reading Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Convent
Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Les Mis Mix Tape
When I taught Les Misérables to eighth graders, one of my favorite assignments was a final project in which students were to choose contemporary songs to go along with the book. I always loved seeing the connections students made between the novel and popular culture. Inevitably, at least one student would choose Abba's "Waterloo," but there … Continue reading Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Les Mis Mix Tape
Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: No Stars in the Sky
As we enter week 14 of the Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along, the story moves from the Battle of Waterloo back to the more personal stories of Jean Valjean and Cosette. One of the things I noticed as I read the chapters for this week was Hugo's continued use of star imagery. Here's what stood out to … Continue reading Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: No Stars in the Sky
Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: 25 Percent Done
Yesterday, April 1, besides being Easter Sunday, was also the one quarter mark in our Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along, based on the number of chapters read. Congratulations for making it this far, and thanks for staying with the read-along to this point. Here's what it means to have read the first twenty-five percent of Les Misérables together: … Continue reading Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: 25 Percent Done
Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Art of Waterloo
Only four more days until we finish this section on the Battle of Waterloo. One of my favorite things about reading these chapters has been trying to find artwork to go along with the quotes I've posted on Twitter. For those who don't use Twitter, or who might have missed them, here are some of … Continue reading Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: The Art of Waterloo
Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: Waterloo and More Waterloo
The rest of the month of March may be the most challenging portion of the entire Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along. After the dramatic end to Volume I, not only does the narrative shift to a completely different scene, but that shift goes on for nineteen chapters. The characters that the reader has become so invested … Continue reading Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: Waterloo and More Waterloo
Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: Welcome to Volume II – Cosette and Waterloo
If you have been reading one chapter a day in Les Misérables, then congratulations on reaching Volume II today. It's been over two months since we started, and we have finally finished the first of the book's five volumes. I hope you have been pleased by what you have read so far of Hugo's magnum opus. … Continue reading Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along: Welcome to Volume II – Cosette and Waterloo