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I didn't realize my edition of this book was abridged until I was nearly finished it, and by then it was too late; now I have a justified animosity towards abridgements of any sort. I had a feeling there was something missing; it was just short of a masterpiece and I wondered how could Dumas have been such a first-rate writer yet so short-sighted in its delivery. But if any character in literature can give the outwardly unparagoned Jean Valjean a run for his money, it's Edmond Dantès, undeniably self-sacrificing and virtuous, and who is just as versatile and resilient in the face of cataclysmic peril. Unrighteously persecuted by those resentful of his purity and success, Dantès is destroyed and incarcerated, but he is not defeated. He bides his time for his reprisal and when it is time, he rebounds with impenetrable authority, reclaiming everything that was his, and more. But he is then led to wonder, was it worth it after all? He tried to play God and set everything right, but the past cannot be changed. Did he just become the villain, exactly what he hated in those who victimized him? I have no idea what first prompted me to pick up this book, other than likely sheer boredom at some of my gardening jobs. I found an audio version of the story I liked, and dove in—and oh, what a story! I doubt I would have gotten through the book if I was trying to read a print copy. In this case, especially with the length of the book, audio was a better option for me. Audio also gave me the chance to speed the story up, so I could keep up with the different elements of the story faster, which was a definite benefit! As I’ve come to expect from some of the old novels, this book is rich in characters and setting—and sometimes, it’s hard to keep everyone straight. I was impressed by the fact that I was sucked into the drama from the first few chapters, and while there were lulls in the action at times, I never got to the point where I was tempted to scrap the story altogether and move on to something else. In simple terms, this is the story of the making of a man. It starts as a love story, but as the book progresses, that element becomes increasingly more complicated. It’s also the story of revenge, of mankind’s greed, of hope and despair, and the way grudges and bitterness can taint even the purest of souls. This book is a journey—literally and figuratively—and though it doesn’t have the ending I expected, I realized that a big part of the joy of this story is the journey you take with the characters; not the end itself. It’s hard to know how to put this book in words, because it left me with a sense of awe at the masterful way this story was told. Although there were things I didn’t enjoy so much in the story (believability and the focus on getting revenge), there was a lot more I enjoyed. I came away from the book wondering if there was any chance I’d be able to find other comparable books that had as much depth and richness of storytelling as I found in there—it almost put me in a reading slump, I enjoyed it that much! A classic that reads like a cllassic in its good and bad stereotype. Values from a different time, narrative structures with different moralistic ourcome, twists and turns of plots from evil and good - with a sense of the inevitable retribution of justice. In some parts the book is dramatic and exciting, in ofhers slow and overloaded with mean twists and turns around the power of money to drive ambition, and downfall to those that are comquered by greed. Overall… just too long! Belongs to Publisher SeriesAmstelboeken (26-27) El balancí [Edicions 62] (771) — 19 more El País. Aventuras (48-49) Everyman's Library (393-394) insel taschenbuch (0266) Modern Library Giant (isbn) Penguin Clothbound Classics (2012) Weltbild SammlerEditionen (9/10) World's Greatest Literature (Volume 4) Is contained inAdventure Classics Ivanhoe, Gullivers Travels, Treasure Island, the Call of the Wild, the Count of Monte Crist (boxed se by Walter Scott The Count of Monte Cristo and Other Works by Alexandre Dumas (Unexpurgated Edition) (Halcyon Classics) by Alexandre Dumas ALEXANDRE DUMAS Premium Collection - 27 Novels in One Volume: The Three Musketeers Series, The Marie Antoinette Novels, The Count of Monte Cristo, The ... Hero of the People, The Queen's Necklace... by Alexandre Dumas Works of Alexandre Dumas. Incl: The Three Musketeers, Louise de la Valliere The Vicomte de Bragelonne, Man in the Iron Mask, The Count of Monte Cristo, ... Black Tulip, Chicot the Jester & more (mobi) by Alexandre Dumas The Count of Monte Cristo, The Red Badge of Courage, The Scarlet Letter, The Phantom of the Opera, The Man in the Iron Mask (Classic Collections) by Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas Complete Works- the Three Musketeers Ten Twenty Years After Vicomte De Bragelonne Louise De La Valliere Man in the Iron Mask Marguerite De Valois Chicot the Jester Forty-Five Guardsmen Queen's Necklace Corsican Brothers Count of Monte Cristo Black Tulip Companions of Jehu Conspirators Regent's Daughter, Man in the Iron Mask (Essay) by Alexandre Dumas, Alexandre Dumas, Père Greatest Works of Alexandre Dumas: The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, Ten Years Later & The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas The Count of Monte Cristo; The Canterbury Tales(3); Vanity Fair (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written) by Alexandre Dumas The Count of Monte Cristo, The Man in the Iron Mask & The Three Musketeers (3 Books in One Edition) by Alexandre Dumas The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers,The Red Badge of Courage,The Last of the Mohicans,The man in the Iron Mask (Classic Collections) by Alexandre Dumas père International Collector's Library Classics 19 volumes: Crime & Punishment; Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea; Mysterious Island; Magic Mountain; Around the World in 80 Days; Count of Monte Cristo; Camille; Quo Vadis; Hunchback of Notre Dame; Nana; Scaramouche; Pinocchio; Fernande; War and Peace; The Egyptian; From the Earth to the Moon; Candide; Treasure of Sierra Madre; Siddhartha/Steppenwolf by Jules Verne ContainsIs retold inHas the (non-series) sequelMonte-Cristo's daughter; sequel to Alexander Dumas' great novel, the "Count of Monte-Cristo," and conclusion of "Edmond Dantes" by Edmund Flagg Has the adaptationThe Count of Monte Cristo, for children (adapted ∙ Coleccion Clasicos Para Ninos) by Alexandre Dumas Classics Illustrated #8: The Count of Monte Cristo (Classics Illustrated Graphic Novels) by Alexandre Dumas Oxford Reading Tree Treetops Greatest Stories: Oxford Level 20: The Count of Monte Cristo by Eleanor Updale Is abridged inOne hundred best novels condensed: 3 of 4 see note: Adam Bede; Tess of the D'Urbervilles; Don Quixote; East Lynne; Count of Monte Cristo; Paul and Virginia; Tom Brown's School Days; Waverley; Dombey and Son; Romola; Legend of Sleepy Hollow; Last of the Mohicans; Wreck of the "Grosvenor"; Right of Way; Coniston; Far from the Madding Crowd; Woman in White; Deemster; Waterloo; Hypatia; Kidnapped; Oliver Twist; Gil Blas; Peg Woffington; Virginians by Edwin Atkins Grozier InspiredHas as a reference guide/companionHas as a studyHas as a student's study guideAwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
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HTML: The Count of Monte Cristo is Alexandre Dumas' classic tale of revenge and adventure. The young sailor Dantes is fallaciously charged with treason and loses his fiancé, his dreams and his life when he is locked up for thirteen years on the island prison of Chateau d'If. Mentored by another prisoner, Dantes finally escapes the prison, reinvents himself as the Count of Monte Cristo and begins to exact his revenge on the people who set him up. No library descriptions found. |
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Every time I watch that movie I think, “I really need to read that book!” The movie was released in 1994, so I’ve been thinking and saying this for a few decades. I finally purchased the audiobook from Audible, narrated by Guy Mott. Surprisingly, it hasn’t stared at me from my ridiculously long TBR for too long. I decided to participate in a reading challenge this year organized by another book blogger, Runalong the Shelves, they named the 2024 Book-Tempter’s TBR Challenge. The April challenge is to read a book more than 60 years old. The perfect nudge I needed to read this door stopper of a book.
And I mean a DOOR STOPPER! I couldn’t imaging reading this book in print. I would need some serious help holding it. I’m happy with my decision to read the audiobook; it’s 55 hours! I think it’s the longest book I’ve ever read! I listened to this book for varying amounts of time every day and it took me three weeks to complete.
I truly enjoyed my time with the Count of Monte Cristo/Edmond Dantes. The story was captivating from start to finish. I anxiously awaited the famous prison break, which was everything I hoped for. There are so many characters, at times it felt like I was reading several different stories. The book pretty much covers Dantes’ entire life, yet at the end I wanted there to be more. I liked the ending, and yet, I feel like there is more story to be told. I don’t mean that anything was left unresolved, just that Dantes’ story wasn’t finished.
I quickly learned that this book is more than the prison break scene. It’s about love, suffering, and revenge. It’s a piece of literary art. I’m happy I finally read the book and feel inspired to read more classic literature.
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