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The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

Start date: February 1, 2014

Finish date: February 28, 2014

Discussion: Group Read Archive 2014-16

Why we're reading this: Classic Group Read - February 2014
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Group Read Archive 2014-16

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Aug 24, 2009 Gaijinmama rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, classics

This is 1200 pages long and took me nearly four months to read but it was definitely worth the time. The characters are memorable, the language is brilliant, and the details of 19th-century European history are fascinating.
I think fiction that inspires me to do some research is most awesomely awesome.
Most importantly, though, we have a damn good story here. As an English teacher, I am compelled to come up with a theme, and I'd have to say it is that what goes around, comes around. If you ruin an ...more

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Feb 05, 2021 Eileen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: literature, cultural, historical-fiction, classics, audiobook, favorites, 2021, 2021-ng-group-challenge, 2021genrechallenge

This is going on my list of favorite classics. For such a long book, I didn't want to stop listening to it! Bill Haywood did the reading of my copy although I often followed along with his reading as I read a digital copy of the book. This was my second reading of the book, but the first one was at least 20 years ago, so my memory was a bit fuzzy, although I remember I did enjoy the process. That was partly why I wanted to do a reread--to see if I still liked it and I would say I loved it. What ...more

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Mar 18, 2009 Catie rated it really liked it

Shelves: buddy-reads, historical-fiction, cultural-france, fiction, favorites, read-2019, classics, adult-fiction, adventure, literature

**4.5 Stars**
#monteinmay19 buddy read on IG w/ @booksbythecup, @bookpimp, and @rynaereading - May/June 2019

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Apr 26, 2013 Kelly rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 1001-books-to-read

I loved this book. While it is definitely lengthy (I actually read it for a 1000+ page challenge), I love the study of the human mind and spirit and this has that in spades. What a human soul can endure and overcome is amazing. This story is a classic for a reason. It examines the complete spectrum of human emotion and I would highly recommend it to all.

The part that stuck with me, though, is the re-examination of the revenge plan when unintended consequences occur. Edmond is not so blinded by r ...more

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