Even though I've not finished reading Les Misérables, I thoroughly enjoyed Bob Welch's companion book called 52 Little Lessons from Les Misérables.
He shares the strengths of Hugo's masterpiece, and stresses areas that clearly point to hope, and mercy in the midst of devastating circumstances.
I love the way Welch shares personal stories of his own struggles. He says we "give up our true riches to the things we unconsciously consider our saviors. Work as savior, for example. How easily we live as if getting things done is that which sustains us. If I could live my life again---I'm fifty-nine as I write this---it is the thing I'd want to change most: the pace at which I've lived."
And Les Misérables is the perfect book to encourage a person to appreciate the little things---the joys. It's a book full of pain, but mostly of redemption. Welch's book helps the reader to see that.
(i received this book free to review from booklookbloggers)
