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The Count of Monte Cristo was one of the last books I finished in 2022 and I was lucky to read it alongside some fabulous bookstagrammers, invoking discussions that just added to a perfect reading experience.
Looking at the size of this novel, I’m not surprised that some readers put it off, I was certainly in that camp myself. Honestly though, it reads like a dream and once I was 50 or so pages in, I completely forgot about the length of the story, I was just completely captivated by the adven ...more
Looking at the size of this novel, I’m not surprised that some readers put it off, I was certainly in that camp myself. Honestly though, it reads like a dream and once I was 50 or so pages in, I completely forgot about the length of the story, I was just completely captivated by the adven ...more
God knows that I relish revenge tales. Probably the idea that every wrong can be avenged, every wrong-doer can be brought to justice, not by praying helplessly to God, but by intricate plotting and adept execution - that's an idea that placates my heart. For long do I also dream of pulling a coup, avenging who I think have wronged me, but then I have never proceeded beyond whispering my intentions to the Universe and fervently hoping Karma will be my knight in shining armour. Such is the beauty
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Incredible piece of art by Alexandre Dumas. I can't write a review good enough for this book. It was too great. I loved the characters, the plot, the vengeance, the sorrow, the assassination, the poisoning, and everything! Every moment I read was like watching one grande spectacle and I couldn't do anything to stop it or change it. I am pretty sure I'd read it again in a few days, for I was so captivated by it, that I don't know why I hadn't read it before. Excellent book, and as I said before,
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This deluxe edition of The Count of Monte Cristo, written by Alexandre Dumas deserves the honor of such successes today as, War and Peace, Les Miserable, and Madame Bovary. Consisting of four volumes and 1,193 pages and 35 different characters.
Dumas tells us the story about trust, betrayal, honesty, and deceit, imprisonment and escape. This whole masterpiece becomes about revenge.
But by the end of this novel we learn its about a whole lot more. And all we have to do is wait and hope.
Dumas tells us the story about trust, betrayal, honesty, and deceit, imprisonment and escape. This whole masterpiece becomes about revenge.
But by the end of this novel we learn its about a whole lot more. And all we have to do is wait and hope.
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