52 Little Lessons from Les Miserables {Book Review}

52 Little Lessons from Les Miserables {Book Review}

If you’re a fan of Les Miserables like I am, this would be a wonderful book for you! 52 Little Lessons from Les Miserables by Bob Welch is a great collection of short Bible-based lessons, illustrated in Les Mis, of things we can learn from that complicated and profound story!

Gold Medallion Award-winner Bob Welch crafts 52 nuggets of Bible-based wisdom from one of the most popular novels, musicals, and films of all time: Les Misérables.

In 52 Little Lessons from Les Misérables, Bob Welch walks readers through Hugo’s masterpiece, extracting dozens of uniquely spiritual reflections from this enduring portrait of poverty, social injustice, mercy, and redemption. Welch reminds us that Jean Valjean’s life provides the truest example of why real love is found in the grittiest places, and that hearts are made whole beneath the crush of mercy. Most important, though, Welch keeps returning to the intersections of faith and reality throughout Hugo’s writing—those places where mercy becomes an inroad to the heart, and where love is only truly received when it is given without condition.

Discover again why life’s purpose is found not in attending to personal needs and desires, but in responding to the hearts of others.

I never thought about the lessons to be learned by the book (or musical or movie) that I could apply to my life. At least none that would be worth noting (mind your valuables at the Inn) so I found the idea of this book very appealing since I already love the story!

Each lesson begins with the summary of the principle, a quote from the book, then it goes on to explain how the principle/lesson should be applied to our daily lives. For example, Lesson 37 is: The truth isn’t always obvious. Marius is so obsessed when he spies Cosette through the hole in the wall that he doesn’t see the sinister plot that is unfolding right in front of him! The author also provides readers with Scripture, in this case it’s Matthew 7:15 – “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves”.

Honestly it didn’t take me more than a few hours of reading to get through this book. I’d love to go back through and maybe journal about each lesson after I study it and the passage from the book that it talks about. Or maybe have it on hand the next time I read the Les Miserables novel itself!

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys the novel/musical/movie or who might enjoy a study of Bible-based life lessons from a different perspective.

You can pick up a copy on Amazon right now; it would make a great gift!

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