An epic adventure and one of the most enduring fables in Western literatureEdmond Dant s has a life that any man would envy. A promising young sailor about to be made a captain, he has come home to Marseille to marry his beautiful fianc e, Merc d s. But on the eve of his wedding, Dant s is betrayed, accused of treason, and sentenced without trial to life in prison. For the first six years, Dant s … six years, Dant s can only mourn his stolen future and dwell on the treachery that landed him behind bars. On the verge of suicide, he meets a fellow prisoner who gives him not just an education in revenge, but the means to accomplish it, as well. After an ingenious escape, Dant s recovers a hidden treasure and returns to Marseille as the Count of Monte Cristo, a man whose unlimited resources are matched only by his boundless thirst for vengeance.
An illuminating portrait of early nineteenth-century France and a timeless tale of justice achieved, The Count of Monte Cristo has inspired numerous adaptations, from comic books and Broadway plays to the hit TV series Revenge.
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Easy to award this masterpiece five stars… Best thing I’ve read, ever. Alexandre Dumas writes sheer poetry and pulls beauty and darkness from every aspect of life. I’m a fan of Haiku and this book is full of them. Also the quality and high standards of his writing is sustained throughout. The last page is as glorious as the first, never was I bored or wanted it to end to read something else. For me that is a big achievement, my attention span is… oh look a pretty butterfly.
The Count of Monte Cristo is a epic read at 500,000 words. Took three months to read it. Many books are about 70,000 or slightly more so I’m counting this (in my head) as five books in one.
Anyway, I’m now a massive fan of Alexandre Dumas and have downloaded all the free kindles available whilst I still can. Thinking about reading it, don’t… I mean don’t think, do. You won’t be disappointed.
Great book. Don’t read the abridged version. Follow the story of Edmund Dantes. It has everything, intrigue, betrayal and revenge. I read this the first time as a freshman in high school. I loved it so much I pick it up and reread it every few years.
one of my all time favorites
Loved this book, the twists, the turns. A real gripping page turner and worth the long read.
One of the best books written in all of human history, in my opinion. I believe everyone should read this book at some point in their life. No other story will weave coming into adulthood, betrayal, love, poverty and wealth all into one story as well as Dumas has done here. There’s a reason this story has stood the test of time. Read. This. Book.
My favorite book ever!
I revisit this book every few years and each time I find something new to love. There is a reason that I wove this book into the narrative of one of my own novels. It is a timeless must read.
I read this book during a tumultuous time in my life. It had been a book I’d started many times and never understood until the time came that it did come to me in a personal way. It was painful to read but I finally understood the characters and the tragedies of events and now these human beings found their paths through this process.
When I finally finished this book, I felt like had slayed a beast. This was by far the longest book I’ve ever read, but I’m really happy I did.
The plot is interesting. The lengths Edmund goes through to right the wrong sprung upon him is insane. The back stories on all the characters at time was a bit much, but as your thinking “why do I need to know this?” it all comes together, beautifully woven together.
It’s a classic. Just read it. (If you have the time.)
Holy crap! That was a long book! I loved the movie and was reluctant yet excited to read the book. In a way, it was better than the movie, but at the same time, the movie was just as good. I definitely enjoyed the depth of the story that was written, but felt that a lot of it could have been skipped. I think if I ever reread it, it will be the abridged version, just to see what was left out. To see if it is what I would have been glad to have seen cut. Anyway, a good book, but I’d probably recommend the abridged version.