Reviews - The Count of Monte-Cristo (Illustrated)

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The Count of Monte-Cristo (Illustrated)

Alexandre Dumas

4.32 AVERAGE

estam5386's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ssmiles's review against another edition

4.0

The Count of Monte Cristo is a very intriguing book. Normally, I do not go for classics or mysteries, or revenge plots, but I found this storyline to be very grabbing. Every time I would get bored reading, something very interesting would happen a few pages later and get me hooked again. I loved the romance and the action had me screaming toward the end.

parsnippers's review against another edition

5.0

Alexandre Dumas put on an absolute clinic when he crafted this unassailable banger. The greatest revenge story of all time. Edmond Dantés is the baddest man to walk the planet, our spite king and deliverer of divine Providence. My mans was literally Batman before Bruce Wayne ever attended the Opera in Crime Alley. Also not enough emphasis is made on how elite most of the names in this book are. Albert de Morcerf, Noirtier, Frank d’Epinay, Maximillian Morrel, Luigi Vampa, Gerard de Villefort, and Baron Danglars to name a few, all 12/10 names. Also special shoutouts to my queen Mercédès, and the GOAT Abbe Faria. This book rocks so hard, even better than I remember it being.

juliab1506's review against another edition

5.0

Première partie assez longue.
Deuxième partie banger.

Pardon Dumas d’avoir douté. Cela n’arrivera plus.

meep_7's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous hopeful mysterious 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

zsamps's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ornatesailboat's review against another edition

5.0

“My God!” he exclaimed, “thy vengeance is sometimes delayed, but only that it may fall the more effectually.”

after about 2 months. . i finally finished it. as i’ve mostly read YAs, and this is the first classic i’ve read, i have to admit that at first, the writing itself - while so detailed in explanation - was quite hard to digest. sometimes a sentence runs long enough, far enough, just to convey one thing - which is kinda beautiful and impressive at the same time. nonetheless, i enjoyed the writing!

while i personally felt that it was quite draggy in the middle, it’s still such a fun and enjoyable read. i actually didn’t know anything about this book, i just know from the synopsis that it’s about revenge - which was quite clear after the first few chapters of the book. but the theme itself is quite centered around faith and humanity. all in all, it’s been so long since i’ve felt satisfied finishing a book.

meckstein's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

giada_herondale's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

kitty_cruz325's review against another edition

3.0

challenging slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

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