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hopepike's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Child death, Murder, and Grief
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Slavery
Minor: Blood and Lesbophobia
annaeshaw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
At several points, the descriptions felt almost cinematic, and this book would definitely translate well to big-budget tv.
The book also has some interesting things to say about both disability and marriage, which I wasn't really expecting going into it.
My new favourite classic!
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Antisemitism and Racial slurs
lightoferebus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Grief, Death, Classism, Murder, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Addiction, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, War, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Slavery, Suicide, Lesbophobia, Suicide attempt, Torture, Mental illness, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Self harm, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
lycheeteareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Confinement, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Child death, Slavery, and Suicide
Minor: Racism and Racial slurs
kmhst25's review against another edition
3.75
Now that I’ve read it, I rather wish I’d just stuck with the abridged one, because there’s an extremely entertaining tale in here, but it’s really bogged down by repetitiveness, objectionable (and generally completely unnecessary) comments and stories, wish fulfillment, and confusing passages that could be attributable to poor translation, poor writing, or purposeful use of contradictory language, but just aren’t explained enough to really make sense of.
Graphic: Misogyny, Slavery, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Rape, and Sexism
evitak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Racism and Slavery
Minor: Child death
saroreen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Infidelity, Classism, War, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Torture, Slavery, Racism, Physical abuse, and Confinement
whisper88's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Slavery and Child death
Minor: Blood and Murder
siglerbooknook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
However, once the pieces started coming together it was extremely satisfying. I have always loved the movie based on the Count of Monte Cristo, but having now read the book I'm amazed by some of the deviations to extremely important details!
There are characters in the book who are dead or never existed at all in the movie and substantially change the course of events. Other characters are far more devious of their own merit than the movie lets on.
The Count himself is barely recognizable as the same character from film to page. In the book his reasoning is much more clear and the happenings are far more than petty vengeance. The Count is a master at pulling strings and uncovering information but I liked that the downfall of so many characters was their own fault in the end.
The Count of Monte Cristo is easily the longest book I've ever read, and adding to that the struggle of reading old English, I'm not sure I'll read it again, but I am pleased I have finally read it at least once and the story itself was extremely satisfying.
Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Trafficking, Slavery, Suicide, and Violence
Minor: Abandonment, Drug use, and Infidelity
gwynnfox's review against another edition
Graphic: Trafficking, Slavery, Death of parent, Child death, Sexual violence, Rape, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Confinement, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Mental illness