>>24966472
because adhd niggas ruin everything

Is Les Contemplations worth reading?

>>24966562
As a French poetry reader, Hugo is definitely worth a read, he is even better a poet than a novel writer. People on this board tend to obsess over Baudelaire, but Hugo wrote numerous poetry collections which are way better than Les Fleurs du Mal, both in terms of skill, beauty, intelligence and elevation of the soul.
If you know the scansion and the prosody of the French verse, Les Contemplations is definitely worth a read, you can also go for La Légende des Siècles, less lyrical and more narrative. If you are not familial with French verse, read the beginning of the Petit traité de poésie française of Théodore de Banville, you can easily find it online.
Also, I've never seen him mentioned on this website, but read Lamartine.

>>24966472
>muh sewers
That digression is incredibly entertaining, relevant to the plot, and quite short. It's 30 pages at most. People who complain about it haven't read the book. The only boring digression is the one about slang, which simply doesn't translate well, so it's a slog to get through. I imagine it wouldn't be as bad in French.
>>24966562
Yes, it's worth reading. Hugo's breadth of knowledge is what makes it one of the greatest novels of all time. It truly is a book about everything. If you, like OP, read solely for the plot, just get an abridged version like all the other plebs.

>>24966698
your post has been invalidated because les contemplations is not les miserables

>>24966472
>>but first, let me tell you about the history of the french sewers and explain how all the parts function together
Those are unironically the best parts of his books.

Didn't read Les Mis but I certainly could've did without the 30 page description of Paris in Hunchback of Notre Dame

>>24966717
My bad, because OP mentioned Les Mis I assumed the other post was asking about it too so I skimmed it and replied.