The length of the book was a great deterrent to me, too. And it is taking me a very long time to read it, but part of that is because I keep reading other books in between, and I only read a little in Les Mis every day or so. I should probably just lay everything else aside for a couple of weeks and get it over with, but I’ll just keep plodding along at this pace instead. It’s kind of like watching a TV series–spread out over time.

Actually that does make sense to me, June. I put off watching The Passion of Christ for a long time myself. I finally watched it one afternoon in the privacy of my own bedroom on my own TV. It was as powerful as I knew it would be.

I saw Les Mis when it came out last winter–and it was very moving–but I want to watch it again once I finish the book. That will be one of my rewards for finishing. 🙂

Yes, it’s a beautiful illustration of grace in action, in a way that we all could do. Granted, I hope we don’t have that exact scenario. 😉 But we each have our own situations to operate out of grace.

I have seen that book listed somewhere, but haven’t read any reviews or excerpts from it. I’m glad you’ve got it! Do let me know what you think.

I hadn’t thought of the silver metaphor like that, Lynn. Thank you!

I’m still slowly wading through the book…it’s taken me several months to even get this far, but it’s been worth it. Some books don’t need to be rushed. I love your suggestion of silver candlesticks as a reward when I finish! I’ll keep that in mind.

This was one of my favorite scenes too! Both in the film and the book. I was glad to see it given its due words in the book; I wasn’t sure how it would be. 🙂