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This = long. But it's a long book.
The spoiler-free short version: The Count of Monte Cristo is an extraordinary, long, complex (as in, takes a large chart to keep relationships straight) work with a very simple story idea: a young man is horribly wronged, emerges from prison with a new life and a vast fortune, and uses that plus his very good mind to wreak vengeance on the people who ruined his life. It's fantastic, in every meaning of the word; it's different from what I expected and from near ...more
The spoiler-free short version: The Count of Monte Cristo is an extraordinary, long, complex (as in, takes a large chart to keep relationships straight) work with a very simple story idea: a young man is horribly wronged, emerges from prison with a new life and a vast fortune, and uses that plus his very good mind to wreak vengeance on the people who ruined his life. It's fantastic, in every meaning of the word; it's different from what I expected and from near ...more
I've been reading this on my Kindle, and my progress has been so slow that I've decided to take a break and then pick it back up as a hardcopy book. Kindle's stupid progress bar (or, in this case, lack-of-progress bar) and a general lack of discipline on my part have made this feel like a never-ending reading assignment rather than the fun revenge thriller that I know it could be.
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FAB FAB FAB. Loved it. Now I know why it's a must-read, it was nearly impossible to put down!
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Just finished this book. Very good story!
Jan 06, 2008
Sapiophial
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it was amazing
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Jan 06, 2013
Allison
marked it as to-read
Sep 13, 2014
Lorri
marked it as to-read
