On a similar note, I've had the radio theatre version of Les Mis for a few years now, but decided not to listen to it until after I had read the book (even though at the time I didn't have any immediate plans to read it). I've finally listened to it, and it definitely doesn't do the book justice. It's well-made, of course, like any radio theatre production, but there's too much story to be told well in a mere 2.5 hours, and I felt that (at least) some of the changes that were made lessened the power of the story. Though admittedly, book purist as I am, I probably shouldn't have listened to the day after finishing the book.
Has anyone else read the book, heard the drama, and/or seen the musical or any of the film adaptations?
