The Count of Monte Cristo (Classics Illustrated)
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Summary
Edmond Dantes， a merchant sailor in the early 19th Century， is wrongfully imprisoned for life without trial。 After years of incarceration on the remote island prison of the Chateau d'If， he learns of a vast treasure on the island of Monte Cristo and becomes determined to escape in order to retrieve the treasure and use it for vengeance against the men who betrayed him。
Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form， offering an excellent introduction for younger readers。 This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions， which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story。
The Classics Illustrated comic book series began life in 1941 with its first issue， Alexandre Dumas "The Three Musketeers，" and has since included over 200 classic tales released around the world。 This new edition is specifically tailored to engage and educate young readers with some of the greatest works ever written， while still thrilling older readers who have loving memories of this series of old。 Each book contains dedicated theme discussions and study questions to further develop the reader s understanding and enjoyment of the work at hand。"
Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form， offering an excellent introduction for younger readers。 This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions， which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story。
The Classics Illustrated comic book series began life in 1941 with its first issue， Alexandre Dumas "The Three Musketeers，" and has since included over 200 classic tales released around the world。 This new edition is specifically tailored to engage and educate young readers with some of the greatest works ever written， while still thrilling older readers who have loving memories of this series of old。 Each book contains dedicated theme discussions and study questions to further develop the reader s understanding and enjoyment of the work at hand。"
Reviews
Book_Nerd
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I。 Loved。 This。 Book。One day I hope to read the whole 1300 page Count of Monte Cristo， but today is not that day， and I'm fine with that。 If you want to read it too but just don't have that time， read this。 It's a blessing。 I。 Loved。 This。 Book。One day I hope to read the whole 1300 page Count of Monte Cristo， but today is not that day， and I'm fine with that。 If you want to read it too but just don't have that time， read this。 It's a blessing。 。。。more
Marco Turco
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Dare cinque stelle a "Il conte di Montecristo" di Alexandre Dumas è piuttosto ovvio， considerando la capacità di un'opera piuttosto monumentale di appassionare in ogni pagina。 Il capolavoro vero consiste nell'umanità dei personaggi， così universale da rendere tutte le vicende narrate assolutamente universali。 Edmond Dantes non ci insegna solo come ci si vendica， ma anche come， nonostante umano， come restare umani anche quando la vita sembra averci definitivamente affossati。 Dare cinque stelle a "Il conte di Montecristo" di Alexandre Dumas è piuttosto ovvio， considerando la capacità di un'opera piuttosto monumentale di appassionare in ogni pagina。 Il capolavoro vero consiste nell'umanità dei personaggi， così universale da rendere tutte le vicende narrate assolutamente universali。 Edmond Dantes non ci insegna solo come ci si vendica， ma anche come， nonostante umano， come restare umani anche quando la vita sembra averci definitivamente affossati。 。。。more
XXHildegardXx
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Where do you even begin with a novel like this？ This novel is quite the epic， and there are so many threads running through its 1，000+ pages that one almost needs to keep notes while reading to make sense of all of the happenings， the stories within the stories， the endless machinations of our anti-hero， the Count of Monte Cristo。 I have to say that I almost quit on this book about a third of the way in。 Everything from when we first meet Edmond until his saving Morrel （the senior） is absolutely Where do you even begin with a novel like this？ This novel is quite the epic， and there are so many threads running through its 1，000+ pages that one almost needs to keep notes while reading to make sense of all of the happenings， the stories within the stories， the endless machinations of our anti-hero， the Count of Monte Cristo。 I have to say that I almost quit on this book about a third of the way in。 Everything from when we first meet Edmond until his saving Morrel （the senior） is absolutely spellbinding。 The periods where our hero is unjustly imprisoned and preserving his sanity through his friendship with his comrade the Abbe are my favorite chapters of the book。 Following this period of the book， we move to Rome and get sidetracked with the escapades of a bandit gang and some young men that the Count must get his hooks into in order to get the wheels of revenge turning。 This is where I almost stopped - trying to slog through the melodrama of the bandit chief and the rather banal day to day lives of Franz and Alfred almost did me in， especially right on the heels of some of the best writing in the book。 I persevered， taking my sweet time in doing so， until finally the Count managed to make it to Paris。 From there I finished the book much more rapidly。 I can understand why this novel is a classic， and it has many moments of brilliance and of great writing。 There is much adventure， and much drama - a bit too much， in my opinion， and this is actually what knocks the book down a couple of notches for me。 Aside from some of the pacing issues this novel has， it is also a bit of a victim of its time。 It reads like an opera。 I can tell that Dumas must have seen his fair share of dramatic theater in his day， and such conventions are writ large on the pages of his novel。 I'm sure that many people absolutely love that， but due to the rather serious nature of the novel， some of the melodrama hits the wrong note due to its utter silliness。 Many times it moves beyond my ability to suspend my disbelief， even in a novel of this sort where the main character is deliberately trying to be mysterious and outlandish。 If this novel were to be believed， I am shocked that any nobility from the era managed to survive and sire children when almost every single person is absorbed in deadly duels， infidelity， and thoughts of suicide。All in all， I am happy to have read it and enjoyed the romp， but I very much doubt I would ever give it a second read。 。。。more
Ari
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Inaspettatamente stupendo。 Scorrevole nonostante il numero di pagine。 Un libro assolutamente da aggiungere alla classifica dei miei preferiti。 Consigliatissimo
Sukhman
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Easy 5！
P。 Bender
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My favorite book so far
Jade
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Look。 Okay。 This is a classic and I absolutely understand why。 It took me 130 pages to truly get into this story， but once I did， it was enrapturing。 I love a good just desserts scene and this is the OG。 All that being said， I read 600 pages for an ending I hated。 I’m too much of a hopeless romantic for the ending I was given and I disliked it。 The age gap also grossed me out。 Yeah， I know， “different times” but I don’t care。 This is why I struggle to read classics， the ick is real。 But even wit Look。 Okay。 This is a classic and I absolutely understand why。 It took me 130 pages to truly get into this story， but once I did， it was enrapturing。 I love a good just desserts scene and this is the OG。 All that being said， I read 600 pages for an ending I hated。 I’m too much of a hopeless romantic for the ending I was given and I disliked it。 The age gap also grossed me out。 Yeah， I know， “different times” but I don’t care。 This is why I struggle to read classics， the ick is real。 But even with the less than favorable ending， this was an absolutely incredible read。 Overall， if Monte Cristo is something that interests you or you’re interested reading the classics， absolutely give it a go。 If you’re more interested in a classic revenge plot， just watch the movie。 I’ve only seen it once and it was in high school （like a dozen years ago） but it stuck with me and I loved it。 So， watch the movie。 Or read the book。 Either way is appropriate as long as you experience this story！ 。。。more
Luke M
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Unbelievable， moving， out of this world different read。 Subecerts your expectations and takes you on the lowest of lows and highest of highs。
Brian Bess
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The Count of Monte CristoAlexandre DumasWhen the cold dish of revenge meets the heat of Fate[Review to follow]
Sydney Kay
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I loved it until almost the very end and wish the last chapter had been written differently as it was the one thing that truly irked me。 I couldn't help rolling my eyes at the idea of measuring the worth of one moment by comparison to another。 That you need to suffer worse to be able to better value the moment now feels like a blatantly harmful frame of mind。 I was so genuinely hoping that there was some other reason for the delay in the last reveal。 I loved it until almost the very end and wish the last chapter had been written differently as it was the one thing that truly irked me。 I couldn't help rolling my eyes at the idea of measuring the worth of one moment by comparison to another。 That you need to suffer worse to be able to better value the moment now feels like a blatantly harmful frame of mind。 I was so genuinely hoping that there was some other reason for the delay in the last reveal。 。。。more
Janice
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Listened to this on librivox。 Fabulous reading by David Clarke。
Sara Crestini
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Si possono mettere 6 stelle？
Jwan Hamid
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Conclusion : classics are not my cup of tea。Note to self :Never read a book recommended by ابوالحسن again
Prasoon Jha
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When I started this novel， I was intimidated by seeing 117 chapters but now I that I have read it， I can say without a doubt that it is the best novel I have ever read！ （so far）The Count of Monte Cristo （originally Le Comte de Monte Cristo） first appeared in serials in the French newspaper Le Journal des Débats （The Journal of Debates） and was written by Alexandre Dumas and the ghostwriter Auguste Maquet。 It is a deeply complex work with equally deeply complex protagonist and antagonists。 The pr When I started this novel， I was intimidated by seeing 117 chapters but now I that I have read it， I can say without a doubt that it is the best novel I have ever read！ （so far）The Count of Monte Cristo （originally Le Comte de Monte Cristo） first appeared in serials in the French newspaper Le Journal des Débats （The Journal of Debates） and was written by Alexandre Dumas and the ghostwriter Auguste Maquet。 It is a deeply complex work with equally deeply complex protagonist and antagonists。 The protagonist Edmond Dantès is a brilliantly written Byronic Antihero and one I will remember for a good amount of time。 The themes are wide ranging from suffering to revenge to morality and what not， honestly speaking I expected a novel about adventure and sure it has that but the inclusion of those topics really surprised as well as gladdened me。Talking about the subplots， I actually really liked them as I felt that they weren't boring things to be skipped but stories which added weight to the overall story and fleshed out characters。Most of the novel is set in France and Italy。 Well， the 19th century （in which this novel is based） was a wild time for France as in a single century; it twice was a kingdom， twice was a republic and thrice was an empire。 Fortunately the novel is set in only one quarter of that century and the regimes in which this novel is based are :-（1） First Bourbon Restoration（2） Hundred Days（3） Second Bourbon Restoration（4） July Monarchy One really interesting fact that I just noticed that it was a time in the history of Post Revolution France when the nation was constantly monarchical。 Italy meanwhile was still sliced between Austria， Catholic Church， Spain and a few other independent states。Many historical figures like Cesare Borgia， Louis XVIII and Ali Pasha of Yanina make brief appearances and Dumas also provides fictionalised accounts of some historical events。The translation by David Coward （Is that his true name？） was really good and one thing I really liked about this translation that the translator doesn't translate a few titles， phrases and names of places into English which gives a sort of feel that the novel is set outside of some English speaking country。I will recommend anyone to read this novel and if you haven't read it then I will say， "How canst thou deprive thyself the pleasure of meeting the Count？" 。。。more
Nicole Forrest
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I listened to the audiobook。 This story has so many layers and the twists and turns are
Julianna
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Read the abridged version。 Bantam classics。 Amazing！
Jessie Spradling
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abbussy busonussy
Rui Ribeiro
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This is one of those books that you MUST read at some point during your life。Dumas is a master of his craft and weaves a tapestry of characters and events unlike any other I have ever seen。
Lori
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A great story！ So much fun to read。 All the plot twists。。。definitely a fave。
Tyler Burnham
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So I finished the count of Monte Cristo this evening。 This book is both better than I expected and kind of what I expected。The nuance of Edmond Dantes and the build up of his fall and subsequent rise is so well done。 The character arcs of him and everyone around him and the examination of what this pursuit of revenge can do to you is really interesting and well done。I totally get why this book is a classic and I think it is still worth reading even if someone is not that into classics。 That said So I finished the count of Monte Cristo this evening。 This book is both better than I expected and kind of what I expected。The nuance of Edmond Dantes and the build up of his fall and subsequent rise is so well done。 The character arcs of him and everyone around him and the examination of what this pursuit of revenge can do to you is really interesting and well done。I totally get why this book is a classic and I think it is still worth reading even if someone is not that into classics。 That said For a modern audience some parts of this book are really slow。 The day-by-day breakdown of the Roman carnival all be it interesting does not further the story。 The introduction of some characters which do become important but at the time are like who are these people and why do I care happens a good amount during the second half。My other big annoyance with the book is just the sheer number of characters and the number of names that those characters have。 It takes a wiki at some points to keep up with who everybody is in relation to who everybody else is。 But despite both of those things I think this book is rock solid。 I was pleasantly surprised and I'm glad I ended up reading it。 。。。more
Gabriel Bazualdo Bazaldua
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Esta muy largo 🤣
Walt
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This may be the greatest novel ever written。 A phenomenal tale about Divine justice that cannot be better summed up than by it’s own last words: ‘Wait and hope。’
Tiandra Welch
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Definitely read the Pacemaker version！ But still a great story！
Jack Reilly Gillic
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The first 200 - 300 pages are outstanding。The rest… is horrifically bloated。There are certainly gems here but it’ll take a lot of time and effort to find them。
Christian Beasley
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My favorite book
Jordan
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The amount of detail and quote a few long winded scenes lost my attention over time but overall a classic story by a great writer and his ghostwriter。 I'd like to read the original French language version to compare。 The amount of detail and quote a few long winded scenes lost my attention over time but overall a classic story by a great writer and his ghostwriter。 I'd like to read the original French language version to compare。 。。。more
Leticia
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Magistral el desarrollo del protagonista y la evolución del deseo de venganza。 No puedes dejar de leer。
Juls
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“All human wisdom is contained in these two words - Wait and Hope” Revenge is fun。 fun。 fun。 fun。 fun。 This book is incredibly long， and although the first thrity pages may seem a slog。。。 then it becomes the most interesting soap opera of your life。 I feel this is a book everyone must read in their life， especially when coming of age。 The story revolves around the close study of the themes of justice， hope， mercy and vengeance。 It follows the story of a person betrayed by his rival who ends up g “All human wisdom is contained in these two words - Wait and Hope” Revenge is fun。 fun。 fun。 fun。 fun。 This book is incredibly long， and although the first thrity pages may seem a slog。。。 then it becomes the most interesting soap opera of your life。 I feel this is a book everyone must read in their life， especially when coming of age。 The story revolves around the close study of the themes of justice， hope， mercy and vengeance。 It follows the story of a person betrayed by his rival who ends up getting imprisoned wrongfully before gaining enough fortune to take his revenge。 And god， is it satisfying。Good quotes:“Moral wounds have this peculiarity - they may be hidden， but they never close; always painful， always ready to bleed when touched， they remain fresh and open in the heart。”“Woman is sacred; the woman one loves is holy。”And， my personal favorite: “He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness。” <3 <3 <3 <34。5/5 。。。more
Erin Grigson
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This book was about 300 pages too long。 The setup was， for the most part， worth it， but his time in prison and the revenge was way too drawn out。 It was incredibly wordy and I thought some of the side stories got too complicated and distracting。 It's not often I like a movie better， but I thought the movie was a well-considered minimized version of this story with all the integral parts and way less words。 This book was about 300 pages too long。 The setup was， for the most part， worth it， but his time in prison and the revenge was way too drawn out。 It was incredibly wordy and I thought some of the side stories got too complicated and distracting。 It's not often I like a movie better， but I thought the movie was a well-considered minimized version of this story with all the integral parts and way less words。 。。。more
Anna Maria D'Ambrosio
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