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By Lisa , the usurper · 365 posts · 704 views
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-was going to rate this four stars, but I loved the ending
-Morrel and Valentine are in my top 5 literary couples!
-such a large part of the book was squeezed into the first hundred or so pages, that surprised me
-one of the greatest plots ever, surely
-Morrel and Valentine are in my top 5 literary couples!
-such a large part of the book was squeezed into the first hundred or so pages, that surprised me
-one of the greatest plots ever, surely
Edmund Dantes begins as a regular guy trying to make enough of a living to support the love of his life, until a ruthless competitor for her affection sets him up as a criminal.
What follows is the amazing growth of Edmund from a regular guy to a mastermind of perfectly detailed revenge until he finds the justice he needs to heal the old scars.
The novel kept me enthralled throughout the work and I was alternately swept away into Edmund's world, with rich detail and vivid description, and somewh ...more
What follows is the amazing growth of Edmund from a regular guy to a mastermind of perfectly detailed revenge until he finds the justice he needs to heal the old scars.
The novel kept me enthralled throughout the work and I was alternately swept away into Edmund's world, with rich detail and vivid description, and somewh ...more
I enjoyed this well loved classic. Part way through my reading I also watched the most recent movie version and enjoyed that very much. The book is far more complex and detailed. I found my self a bit confused over the identities of the many characters with the wide variety French names. I found it a bit hard to follow sometimes. But that is likely just me, as I spaced out my reading and didn't stick to this one book at the time of my reading. I felt there were many parts that could have been cu
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