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Thomas
Jun 20, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Well I think this is another solid classic written by Alexandre Dumas. Like the Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo tells about lige in France during the early to mid 19th century. The two books are actual fairly similar but obviously this isn't that suprising since they were written by the same author. What was really interesting for me was I was reading another book (Lone Survivor) at the same time and it made references to the Count of Monte Cristo. Overall it was an exciting tale of ...more
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'Sublime' is the only word I can think of to describe this novel. It is perfect in every way and any persons reading career is incomplete without it.

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