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Jason Pierce
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Re: Audiobook. This is an abridgement! Which is fine, I reckon, since the version I read 12 years ago was one also, but this one left out the entire 3rd book of the 1st volume which describes Fantine's past before she had Cosette, and is filled with great tragedy... The book I read cut the crap. The audiobook will apparently cut out some plot too... But I wanted this unabridged, and thought that's what I had. Alas.
— Aug 05, 2022 12:40PM
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Jason Pierce
is on page 600 of 896
Man, they are abridging the ever living hell out of this audiobook version (narrated by Walter Covell though he's doing great reading it). They've cut out almost all of Gavroche's adventures! And that's not to mention the other stuff. I might have to give this a hatchet job with my review since they did such a thorough one on the book. Sheesh!
— Nov 02, 2022 08:16AM
Jason Pierce
is on page 330 of 896
This abridgement is skipping some great parts, but leaving in some crap that could easily be whittled down. I like the part where Valjean accidentally gets buried, it's actually quite comical at the end. They allude to that happening but completely skip the scene itself. Oh well.
— Oct 20, 2022 12:38PM
