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Nick asked this question about The Count of Monte Cristo:
I would like to read the abridged version but I feel like I might be missing out on a big chunk of the story. Is this true?
Tom Dieusaert Well I was thinking about the same thing, somebody should make a shorter version of this book. it starts off really well but then at times the action …moreWell I was thinking about the same thing, somebody should make a shorter version of this book. it starts off really well but then at times the action becomes soo slow I just turned the pages. It was written as a contemporary soap apparently so readers were waiting for new material every week. the description of characters in 19th century French society is great though and sounds familiar. Dumas introduced revenge as a form of art. (less)
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The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas
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