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The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

88 reviews

darthender3's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Loved the plot. Sometimes it fun to see a mary sue just do their thing. Only complaints are the sketchy romantic relationships, though that is probably more to do with the time period of the author.

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rossml's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is THE revenge novel. It fully embraces dramatic storytelling and I'm here for it. The poetic justice makes it a satisfying read, even if it is a bit drawn-out.

While it delves into some deeper themes about morality, redemption, punishment, and honor, at its heart the story is a big power fantasy, and boy was it cathartic to see those evil people punished via the most convoluted revenge plot, each person punished in their own specific yet appropriate way.

And what an emotional read! I totally fell in love with the main character over the course of this.

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madamenovelist's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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hello_lovely13's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

For the first section of the book (through Edmond's escape and treasure), I really liked the pacing and writing. However, after that point the structure of storytelling changed into introducing a brand new character, focusing on them for a few chapters, and only later finding out their relevance, which I didn't like. Also, the side plot with Valentine and Maximillion felt like a completely separate book, so it made the pacing worse because it was such a departure from the revenge main storyline. I was also a bit disappointed and let down by Danglars because at the beginning he seemed so intelligent and clever that I thought he would pose as more of an obstacle, but he ended up basically being the Count of Monte Cristo's bitch. I HATE that Edmond ended up with

Haydee; it is so creepy (she's his slave, described like a daughter to him, etc.)

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