The Count of Monte Cristo
1830
Ratings196
Average rating4.3
15
Ratings196
Average rating4.3
The original revenge story, The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure story set in France and Italy. The story commences just before the Hundred Days of Napoleon and continues on to the reign of King Louis-Philippe. Edmond Dantes, a young merchant sailor is falsely accused of being a Bonapartiste and imprisoned on an island. It takes 14 years for Dantes to escape, during which he befriends an ageing fellow prisoner who bequeaths him a fortune hidden in a cave on an Italian island. With this fortune Dantes reinvents himself as the Count of the title and returns to France to seek revenge against the men who ruined his life.
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I listened to the audiobook and the performance was incredible. It's a terrific story but very long.
A fantastic story of retribution and revenge. I took the plunge reading the unabridged version and although it took a while to get into, I couldn't stop reading once the Count had been fully unleashed. I kept expecting negative things to happen to the protagonist but instead, pure revenge. It was great to read through and this one-sided dynamic didn't get boring at all.
Wow! This was a marathon read. I love, love, love this book. I thought some parts in the middle dragged on a bit, but you really need to read all of it to get the full effect. Edmond Dantes / The Count of Monte Cristo is a fantastic character, and I loved the mystery of the plot.
TODO
- Providence. The wicked get punished by their own misdeeds.
- I found the intricate plots very compelling
- weird ending
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