The Count of Monte Cristo
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- Author：Alexandre Dumas
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The Count of Monte Cristo is one of the great thrillers of all time。 In 1853 William Thackeray wrote to a friend: 'began to read Monte Cristo at six one morning and never stopped till eleven at night。'。 Falsely accused of treason， the young sailor Edmund Dantes is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of the Chateau d'If。 After staging a dramatic escape， he sets out to discover the fabulous treasure of Monte Cristo and catch up with his enemies。 A novel of enormous tension and excitement， Monte Cristo is also a tale of obsession and revenge。 Believing himself to be an 'Angel of Providence'， Dantes pursues his vengeance to the bitter end， only then realizing that he himself is a victim of fate。
The Count of Monte Cristo is one of the great thrillers of all time。 In 1853 William Thackeray wrote to a friend: 'began to read Monte Cristo at six one morning and never stopped till eleven at night。'。 Falsely accused of treason， the young sailor Edmund Dantes is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of the Chateau d'If。 After staging a dramatic escape， he sets out to discover the fabulous treasure of Monte Cristo and catch up with his enemies。 A novel of enormous tension and excitement， Monte Cristo is also a tale of obsession and revenge。 Believing himself to be an 'Angel of Providence'， Dantes pursues his vengeance to the bitter end， only then realizing that he himself is a victim of fate。
Reviews
Riley Immel
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Good book but he really pooched Mercedes in the endskis ferda。 Also lots of flowery nonsense get to the goods man
Daniel Seldon
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Ultimate long con。 Sawyer eat your heart out。
Julie Kuvakos
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4。5 ⭐️ Great book questioning revenge and human morality。
Kristina Hušnjak
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I absolutely loved this book and barely felt the length of the book as I was reading it。Plot was intricate and characters very well thought-out， not one of them did appear as two-dimensional stereotype， especially Edmond himself。 He is depicted as a very human being who was forced from his innocence to a path of revenge （with a hint of cruelty）。 I adore revenge themes because fulfillment of revenge is very satisfying if the culprits deserved it。 In this book revenge comes slowly and hits each of I absolutely loved this book and barely felt the length of the book as I was reading it。Plot was intricate and characters very well thought-out， not one of them did appear as two-dimensional stereotype， especially Edmond himself。 He is depicted as a very human being who was forced from his innocence to a path of revenge （with a hint of cruelty）。 I adore revenge themes because fulfillment of revenge is very satisfying if the culprits deserved it。 In this book revenge comes slowly and hits each of the people responsible in a specific way， where it hurts them most。I read the book after watching the movie and even though I liked how character relationships ended in the movie， I can appreciate and even favor the book ending because it makes more sense， story-wise。 I will definitely reread this sometime in the future。Reread 。。。more
MisterMe
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The story is most original， and the twists and turns are comparable to those of a modern thriller。 All characters are well developed and the Napoleonic background to the story is a very interesting part of history to know。 Recommended， a great read。
Giampaolo C。
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Il Conte di Montecristo， letto con avidità durante le vacanze estive， non delude affatto le aspettative。C'è in effetti tutto quello di cui avete （e avevo） sentito parlare: ovvero， l'ascesi verso una sublime vendetta da parte di un uomo ordinario， tramutato in angelo vendicatore da quattro esseri meschini， privi di scrupoli ed invidiosi， che gli hanno brutalmente rovinato la vita， al culmine di una storia piena di invenzioni drammatiche e di una galleria ricca di personaggi e di colpi di scena。Ai Il Conte di Montecristo， letto con avidità durante le vacanze estive， non delude affatto le aspettative。C'è in effetti tutto quello di cui avete （e avevo） sentito parlare: ovvero， l'ascesi verso una sublime vendetta da parte di un uomo ordinario， tramutato in angelo vendicatore da quattro esseri meschini， privi di scrupoli ed invidiosi， che gli hanno brutalmente rovinato la vita， al culmine di una storia piena di invenzioni drammatiche e di una galleria ricca di personaggi e di colpi di scena。Ai recensori snob alla Umberto Eco （che non possono negare che il romanzo è superbo， ma che ci tengono a far sapere che la trama è inverosimile， ovvero che il romanzo è bellissimo ma scritto male， etc） faccio però notare che， come sempre accade in Dumas， lo straordinario valore aggiunto della storia sta nelle ambientazioni， quanto di più fedele ed affascinante per chi voglia immergersi nella Roma o nella Parigi degli anni '30-40 dell'800。Quelli sì che sono dei quadri storici suggestivi ed interessanti！ Dai banditi dell'agro romano， alle esecuzioni capitali a Piazza del Popolo， seguite da un Carnevale frenetico， sino alla Parigi （post-napoleonica e post-borbonica） dei banchieri e dei nuovi ricchi di re Luigi Filippo。E poiché trovo comunque ingiusta ed eccessiva la critica alla trama presuntamente inverosimile， ho poi trovato geniale la storia del tesoro di Montecristo， ovviamente fantastica， eppur fatta risalire ad un contesto storico del tutto verosimile， con quel "flash back" dell'abbate Faria che si spinge fino alla Roma dei Borgia （sulla quale d'altro canto Dumas ha scritto pagine bellissime， pittando un quadro succosissimo dell'Italia del Rinascimento）。Insomma， Dumas è Dumas e i suoi detrattori （pur travestiti da laudatores） sono solo un po' invidiosi。 Il mio caldo invito a tutti i "dumasiani" è comunque quello di gettarsi a capofitto su uno scrigno ancor più ricco del Conte di Montecristo， ovvero quello della Sanfelice， dove la narrazione travolgente si accompagna ad un quadro storico assolutamente degno di fede。 。。。more
Wolf Stahl
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Slightly better than the Simpsons episode about it。
Mel
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First time reading this novel！ As convoluted and contrived as you might expect an early 19th century epic to be， this was a mammoth undertaking。 But far from being a chore， I found I needed to switch between the Kindle and the audio edition just to get anything done， I was so engrossed。Every imaginable hook and plot device was deployed to reel me in: unbearable injustice， a young promising life cruelly sacrificed to the harshest incarceration by circumstance， the jealousy of a rival and the self First time reading this novel！ As convoluted and contrived as you might expect an early 19th century epic to be， this was a mammoth undertaking。 But far from being a chore， I found I needed to switch between the Kindle and the audio edition just to get anything done， I was so engrossed。Every imaginable hook and plot device was deployed to reel me in: unbearable injustice， a young promising life cruelly sacrificed to the harshest incarceration by circumstance， the jealousy of a rival and the self interest of powerful men。 The victims， villains， benefactors， subplots and coincidences multiply as the ill used Edmond fashions， first his escape， then his meticulous， inexorable revenge。 Cliff hanger after cliff hanger stole my sleep！ The characters by turns， fascinated， irritated and repulsed me。 I still have mixed feelings about Edmond， and his machinations， his overly dramatic subterfuge， his judgemental view of women and of course， his hideous manipulations rendering him culpable in the murder of at least three people！ A product of the long ordeal he has suffered， he charts a course of action diametrically opposed to his original nature。 Throughout， we see glimpses of his inner struggle （I am such a sucker for an anti-hero） and of course there is finally， redemption…。。because a 19th century tome of this distinction could hardly close without such a conclusion。 But， I note， this only comes after his dreadful revenge is fully enacted and his tormentors served their horribly bespoke just desserts！ I won’t say more of the plot but I will recommend this to anyone else who has neglected to add it their read list and enjoys being carried away by a fantastic tale！ 。。。more
Miriam Bellebuono
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C’è ben poco da dire， questo romanzo è un capolavoro ed io ho amato ogni sua singola pagina。 Il classico che tutti dovrebbero leggere！
Oh My Word！ Podcast
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Pearl Clutcher Ratings:Romance: 1Language: 0Violence: 1The Count of Monte Cristo is a classic for very good reason。Long， slow-build books can sometimes be hard to get into， especially when the writing is of another time， but this intricate story of greed， jealously， betrayal， and cold， calculated vengeance is worth it。 Much to enjoy， much to think about。 Namely， what can negative traits lead to when they're acted upon and is there a point of having gone too far？Hear more about the Oh My Word！ ta Pearl Clutcher Ratings:Romance: 1Language: 0Violence: 1The Count of Monte Cristo is a classic for very good reason。Long， slow-build books can sometimes be hard to get into， especially when the writing is of another time， but this intricate story of greed， jealously， betrayal， and cold， calculated vengeance is worth it。 Much to enjoy， much to think about。 Namely， what can negative traits lead to when they're acted upon and is there a point of having gone too far？Hear more about the Oh My Word！ take here: https://www。eltenenbaum。com/episode-7。。。 。。。more
Chamblee Shufflebarger
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Phenomenal and difficult and exceptionally engaging。
Shelley Miars
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All of Dumas is excellent！ As fun to read now as I'm sure it was upon initial publication。 All of Dumas is excellent！ As fun to read now as I'm sure it was upon initial publication。 。。。more
Hardeep Bajaj
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I read an excerpt from this book in Grade 6 reading exercise and ever since then I have wanted to read the actual novel。 16 years later I did it！ This is probably the longest book I have ever read， but it was worth every bit。 The vivid prose， the dazzling setting by the Mediterranean and the diversity of human emotions expressed so eloquently by Dumas was worth it。 I couldn’t put this book down！ I was a bit disappointed by the fact that Edmond Dante’s lived…I think he overdid his revenge by ruin I read an excerpt from this book in Grade 6 reading exercise and ever since then I have wanted to read the actual novel。 16 years later I did it！ This is probably the longest book I have ever read， but it was worth every bit。 The vivid prose， the dazzling setting by the Mediterranean and the diversity of human emotions expressed so eloquently by Dumas was worth it。 I couldn’t put this book down！ I was a bit disappointed by the fact that Edmond Dante’s lived…I think he overdid his revenge by ruining the lives of countless people for the sake of young love that he once felt towards a woman。 He was unjustly imprisoned but very justly rewarded foe all his pain with the magnanimity of the treasure。 He could have been more forgiving to prove that deep inside he was a better man than the people who wronged him。 Alas， he went to the vile extremities of human nature and erred so many people。 In that sense it felt a lot like a tele-novella。 Dramatic as it was like one， there was a lot of class and charm to this book。 。。。more
Abby
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I DID IT。 BY GOD I DID IT。 So， I have an entire bookshelf of TBR in my house。 This year I made a dedication to myself to clear at absolute minimum one entire shelf， preferably two but I wasn’t going to pressure myself too much。 I also decided that instead of powering through a whole bunch of my smaller books， I would try and get through some of my ‘tomes’， the ones I find too intimidating to start。 This was one of them。 When I first started it， UK was in second lockdown， I wasn’t working， and de I DID IT。 BY GOD I DID IT。 So， I have an entire bookshelf of TBR in my house。 This year I made a dedication to myself to clear at absolute minimum one entire shelf， preferably two but I wasn’t going to pressure myself too much。 I also decided that instead of powering through a whole bunch of my smaller books， I would try and get through some of my ‘tomes’， the ones I find too intimidating to start。 This was one of them。 When I first started it， UK was in second lockdown， I wasn’t working， and desperately needed something to put some time into。 So I chose this， and reinstalled Skyrim。 Which I got to Level 47 of。。。 Then I started a new job which took up a whole load of time， and dropped off from both。 Monte Cristo didn’t get touched for MONTHS， and Skyrim kinda got forgotten about。 Getting to the actual book， I adored the first section， charged through it fully thinking I would add it to my all time favourites pile。 Then I hit the middle section， and it’s a fucking slog。 So many characters introduced and given meaty back stories， before we even know if they’re important。 There’s honestly so much of this I’ve completely forgotten about already because it was just so unnecessary and dragged the whole thing out。 Hell Edmond was barely a main character for most of it！ The redemption coming together at the end is oh so sweet， however。 Dantes is an incredible character， his story is affecting， the writing is beautiful and fully realised。 But jeez this was a challenge and by the end I was so relieved to be nearing completion I could have cried。 。。。more
Solange Spatzer
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AMAZING
Stephany
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It took me 8 months to read， but what an incredible story。 This is the first classic I’ve read that I’ve actually ENJOYED and could see myself reading over and over again。 I’m going to miss spending every day with the Count！
Hosain Helal
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Fantastic book
Sophia
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the main character is obnoxiously good at everything he attempts and i find him very annoying
Matthew
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Favorite story of all time。
Giannechini
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The best book？
Sarina
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از اون کتابایی بود که آرزو میکردم کاش در سن پایین تری خونده بودمش
Shareen Ghabrial
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This book had me laughing out loud so many times。 I love the sneaky satire。 Also appreciated the deference to the good Lord， and the full circle。 Very tidy 。
Edward Jansen
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A magnificent tale of heroism and righteous revenge。 Inspired little me。 Do read。
امیرمحمد حیدری
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روایت یا بکاستوری و شخصیتپردازی؟ برای دوما این چیزها مثل آبِ خوردن است。 روایتی از یک انتقام。 روایتی درگیرکننده؛ درخور مخاطب عام و خاص。 لذتبخش。 همهچیزتمام。
Lori Puma
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I found the first part of the book the most interesting。 The start of the conspiracy， the protagonist being sent to the Chateau d'If（10% of the word count）， Dantès learns of the treasure （14%）， and retrieves the treasure （19%）。 I think the strength of this section is what makes this a classic。This is a revenge morality plot。 Dantès gets his revenge， but also changes and realizes what he really wants is happiness。The revenge plot is VERY involved with A LOT of side characters。 There are tons of t I found the first part of the book the most interesting。 The start of the conspiracy， the protagonist being sent to the Chateau d'If（10% of the word count）， Dantès learns of the treasure （14%）， and retrieves the treasure （19%）。 I think the strength of this section is what makes this a classic。This is a revenge morality plot。 Dantès gets his revenge， but also changes and realizes what he really wants is happiness。The revenge plot is VERY involved with A LOT of side characters。 There are tons of talking head scenes and I definitely felt like the pacing lags in the middle。There's tons of misogyny。 And OMG EVERYONE threatens suicide。 I was grossed out by the ending with Dantès getting together with Haydée。But this is definitely one of the more interesting classic books。 。。。more
Melanie Gomez
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Best， favorite novel of pretty much all time。
Dave Butler
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a 50 plus hour listen on audible - often compelling but also drags quite a bit at points - much more melodramatic than I expected - shows its age but still worth the trip。
Livia Camilla
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Edmond sei il conte del mio cuore <3Capolavoro！
Jerrie （redwritinghood）
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The story of revenge and regret。 Such a long book， but rewarding to get through。 I only wished that there had been as much of the book devoted to the aftermath and the question of whether it was all worth it as had been devoted to the setup and main story。
Andy Luong
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