We're two months into the Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along, eight full weeks. We're still in Volume One: Fantine, and this week we finished Book Five: The Descent, we read Book Six: Javert, and we began Book Seven: The Champmathieu Affair. Here are a few examples what people had to say about these chapters on Twitter: … Continue reading #LesMisReadalong on Twitter: Week 8 Highlights

It's been seven weeks since we started the Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along, and the discussion on Twitter is more interesting than ever. Several people are exploring the background of the book and its author Victor Hugo, and they're sharing their discoveries with the rest of us. Others are tweeting about the reading experience and how it's … Continue reading #LesMisReadalong on Twitter: Week 7 Highlights and a Les Mis Podcast

Here we at the end of Week 6 of the Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along, and the story is really beginning to move. We've read forty-two chapters so far--about 170 pages--and this past week we were introduced to some of the most important characters in the book.  It's still not too late to join in the fun, … Continue reading #LesMisReadalong on Twitter: Week 6 Highlights

This past week in the Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along featured one of the most famous scenes in the novel, and perhaps in all of literature: The Bishop's Candlesticks. The twitter chat at #LesMisReadalong was abuzz with reactions to it, along with a host of other thoughts and favorite quotes. Here are a few highlights: https://twitter.com/RickBarry44/status/955175076906889216 https://twitter.com/MissCarrieLA/status/955447964146610176 https://twitter.com/MissCarrieLA/status/955524217818238976 https://twitter.com/KS_scribbles/status/955623049276964864 https://twitter.com/AStrongBelief/status/955682031790247936 https://twitter.com/bronasbooks/status/955767769567391744 https://twitter.com/bronasbooks/status/955769551672586241 … Continue reading #LesMisReadalong on Twitter: Week 4 Highlights

As readers are finishing week three of the Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along, the Twitter chat has been informative and fun. You can be a part of the Les Mis action by using the hashtag #LesMisReadalong. Here's a sampling of the tweets from this past week: https://twitter.com/bronasbooks/status/952783356302774272 https://twitter.com/bronasbooks/status/952819730447925248 https://twitter.com/burns_nancy/status/952887291390898177 https://twitter.com/MissCarrieLA/status/952930490943713285 https://twitter.com/RickBarry44/status/952954227051114502 https://twitter.com/AStrongBelief/status/953074112976465921 https://twitter.com/Denise205/status/953081436977934336 https://twitter.com/LiteraryFeline/status/953103367986753536 https://twitter.com/RickBarry44/status/953399113470611457 https://twitter.com/Denise205/status/953475337379352577 … Continue reading #LesMisReadalong on Twitter: Week 3 Highlights

The tweets keep coming in the Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along. We've finally reached the end of Book 1: A Good Man, and I'll have a new read-along post up tomorrow to wrap it up and look forward to Book 2. In the meantime, enjoy this post which gathers some of the tweets from the second week. … Continue reading #LesMisReadalong on Twitter: Week 2 Highlights

We've almost finished the first week of the Les Misérables Chapter-a-Day Read-along, and the Twitter conversation about the opening few chapters has been amazing. Readers are using the hashtag #LesMisReadalong to chronicle their reading experience, share their knowledge, and support each other in their literary journey. But if you don't have a Twitter account, not to … Continue reading #LesMisReadalong on Twitter: Week 1