Who here has read Les Miserables? Even better if you watched the musical. Film version hmm, so-so I guess. It is a bit tricky to translate a play full of singing actors to the big screen without being awkward and so out of place.



So I didn't really READ the book per-se. I read the condensed version my teacher gave us for our reading assignment in High school. Now, even if certain parts were missed, I loved the story. As dark and depressing as it was, I absolutely loved it and felt the emotions and the injustice that happened to Jean Val Jean very severely. {Over-acting but you get the gist}

I was planning to read the book but for some unknown reason I never got around to getting it.

Falling in love with the book was one thing. Falling in love with the songs is another.

The songs in the musical are so beautiful and very emotional. Passion and conviction is needed to play these parts well. So finding the right actors/singers is crucial.They can have the most beautiful voice but if the song doesn't really speak with you it's not that memorable.

So when I heard Lea Salonga sing On My Own. {NOTE: You might not get my excitement and my love for the songs if you don't know the story}