The Count of Monte Cristo

This book is really remarkable on several points (Read and find out those points).. What a book!

Good enough for the price

A journey for vengeance through all types of emotions and notes of historical events.I couldn't resist myself in refering geo map to refer the historical place where the plot goes through.

** Spoiler alert**First, make sure you find a copy that is unabridged. Most editions in English ARE abridged, but usually don't say they are. Not sure if this Penguin edition is, it's not the one i read.Readers generally think of this as a tale of revenge. For me, it was much deeper. I'm not a religious person at all, but for me this is a book that makes you question the existence of God or a god. Edmond Dantes is without flaw, a truly good person, and his life is ruined because a) others envy him and b) he was the victim of an unfortunate coincidence.Even when he escapes prison and finds a monumental treasure, it is years before he finds peace (I dont think he ever finds happiness).The questions it raises are: why are good people so often punished by horrible tragedies when truly bad people are so often able to float through life with all the rewards that this world can bestow?The other question: Dantes spends much of his life after prison seeking the people who tossed into the oubliette — not to get revenge but to punish them. He believes he is the angel of god and that he has been freed from prison so he can do god's will by punishing these evil men.But as he proceeds in his quest, he begins to question whether any man can actually be the angel of god, whether it's a sign of mania or even insanity to think you can possibly know what is god's will.In the end, evil is punished, and it is because of wheels that Dantes sets in motion. But I don't think he is ever able to know if he is just another man seeking to ruin other men, or if he is in fact the angel of god. It's a question that, as a journalist, I try to always remember: we are none of us the angel of god. All we can do is try to live the best life we can and not decide who deserves to be punished or even ruined.

Only demerit is it is so lengthy,otherwise the revenge plot is perfectly mentioned.The hero will get his revenge in the end.Read it if you have patience to read bulky novels.

Easily one of the best works of Alexander Dumas.

Very disappointed with the blank pages. It’s not similar to the Penguin classics one but hope it’s good to read.

The first book of revenge in history of literature. Too nicely crafted story. Once start reading, never wish to give up. Try to complete at one stretch. All other stories afterwards are inspired from this book. Great. Salute to Author of Three Musketeer.

I read it before long time ago. And now read it again and enjoyed it very much.

Good book it will take a while to read it 1000 pages

ok

Unputdownable. It’s a big book but we’ll worth the read. I read 200 pages on my first sitting. I like reading Bricks but this one was the fastest read of them all

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.