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Just a highly entertaining tale--one that people of many ages and backgrounds find satisfying. I especially like the McGyver-style ingenuity evidenced by the hero and his mentor.
The vengeance theme took my thoughts back to Tolstoy's epigraph to Anna Karenina: "Vengeance is mine, I will repay [saith the Lord]." Dumas's hero sees himself as the scourge of God, wreaking vengeance on those who betrayed him. I will not give away the ending by telling whether he ever repented of this. Tolstoy was very ...more
The vengeance theme took my thoughts back to Tolstoy's epigraph to Anna Karenina: "Vengeance is mine, I will repay [saith the Lord]." Dumas's hero sees himself as the scourge of God, wreaking vengeance on those who betrayed him. I will not give away the ending by telling whether he ever repented of this. Tolstoy was very ...more
A few months ago, someone asked me the question, "What book would you bring if you were stranded on a desert island?" Embarassingly, my first inclination was to cheat. I'd bring The Lord of the Rings and of course, throw in The Hobbit, since it is a prequel. Or, the Harry Potter series - all 7 books. But, if I was limited to just one title, I think I've found my answer - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, and I would definitely bring the Blackstone audiobook version, narrated by John
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The classic tale of betrayal, lost and regained love, and revenge. Repentance and forgiveness not allowed too much as desirable qualities. Readers want revenge exacted! A must read.
I finally finished this book which I started and put down three times. I listened to the John Lee audio. I'm not sure who the translator was but I recommend the version.
I'm giving the book five stars because it is definitely a masterpiece - but what a slog! I almost want to read it again because there is so much intricacy and intrigue that I know I missed some important points. But definitely not now!
That said, it was a good book to read during the pandemic as it was total escapism but with seri ...more
I'm giving the book five stars because it is definitely a masterpiece - but what a slog! I almost want to read it again because there is so much intricacy and intrigue that I know I missed some important points. But definitely not now!
That said, it was a good book to read during the pandemic as it was total escapism but with seri ...more
May 06, 2009
Nanosynergy
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Rachel
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Alan Pendleton
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