Yeah, I know. I love Hugo, have read Les Mis twice, Hunchback three times (none of the movies ever get the ending right because they don’t want their audience in tears). A lesser-known but great book is the “The Man who Laughs” which twice has brought me to sobs. But my fave Hugo is the lesser-known “Ninety-three”, perhaps the most exciting novel I’ve ever read. The chapter on the ship in a stormy sea makes the meaning of “loose cannon” unforgettable. (But I don’t recommend “Toilers of the Sea”.)
I used to tell people I was a computer nerd but not a geek. The geeks rode bikes to work in the rain, had to be told to wear shoes in the office, and were never allowed to see customers.
“Marxism is so integrated into our culture that most people don’t recognize it.”