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Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Classism
I really didn't know anything other than this was a book about revenge when I started. And the only other Dumas I had read was The Three Musketeers, a very different book.
I struggled a little in the first third, it is a very slow paced book and Dumas loves his descriptions. Then in the seconded third I was confused and felt it was weirdly disconnected (don't worry it does end up connecting). But in the final third it really picked up speed, and I struggled to put it down. While the pacing was occasionally a bit hard for me I really did enjoy the book throughout. I know that the fact the book doesn't pick up speed till the end (especially in so large a book) can be off-putting for some but I do recommend sticking with it!
The revenge was often very intense and difficult to read but I thought it was a really interesting look into the human psyche and why people do what they do. I was happily surprised that it also delved into the good of people and the lengths people will go to for that good and that sometimes you can be surprised by how a redemption can come around (it's not often so don't expect that).
Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Suicide, Death of parent, Murder, War
Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Kidnapping
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Incest
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Murder
Minor: Alcoholism, Chronic illness
Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Terminal illness
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Slavery, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Death of parent, Alcohol
Minor: Self harm, Lesbophobia, Colonisation
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, War
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Alcohol
Graphic: Torture, Murder
Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Slavery, Suicide
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail