Erich's review
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas
Erich's review
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Erich's review
rating:
bookshelves:
best-books-ever
recommended for: Everyone
Simply put, this is my favorite book of all time. This is an amazing story of betrayal, imprisonment, escape, revenge and redemption. While the length of this book (1200+ pages) might scare some, it is so well written, so engaging that once you begin it becomes hard to stop.
If I were lost on a desert island, this would be the one book I would choose to bring with me.
A brief synopsis:
Taking place in France shortly before Napoleon’s return from exile, Edmond Dantes is first mate aboard a ship that makes a stop at the isle of Elba in accordance with the dying captain’s last command. Edmond delivers a package to one of Napoleon’s men and is given a letter to deliver upon his return to France. This act gives Edmond’s enemies (one a bitter, jealous shipmate and the other a rival for the affection of Edmond’s fiancée) all the ammunition they need to accuse him of treason, the evidence of which is politically damaging to the crown prosecutor who locks Edmond away to protec...more
If I were lost on a desert island, this would be the one book I would choose to bring with me.
A brief synopsis:
Taking place in France shortly before Napoleon’s return from exile, Edmond Dantes is first mate aboard a ship that makes a stop at the isle of Elba in accordance with the dying captain’s last command. Edmond delivers a package to one of Napoleon’s men and is given a letter to deliver upon his return to France. This act gives Edmond’s enemies (one a bitter, jealous shipmate and the other a rival for the affection of Edmond’s fiancée) all the ammunition they need to accuse him of treason, the evidence of which is politically damaging to the crown prosecutor who locks Edmond away to protec...more
