Finished the #Waterloo section of #LesMiserables, infamous for being ~50 pages where only 4 relate to the plot. (Thénardier has a track record of mistaking Pontmercys for dead.)
It starts out fascinating, with a tour of the old battlefield, then flashing back to the battle itself. Eventually it gets tedious as Hugo rambles on about what it means philosophically. When he gets back to the story, it becomes a riveting (if short) tale set in the aftermath of battle.