Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

61 reviews

catandherbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was just about what I expected, if now better! I'm so happy I was finally able to read it fully. It is an abridged version so I can't help but to wonder if there isn't something missing or far too altered that could have made me give this an even higher rating. Because of this I really want to read the unabridged version. Still, this was a monumental read in so many ways and now that I finished it I can't help but to feel sad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: War and Slavery

jomarie's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

Imma be honest: I didn't know much of what was going on and really couldn't keep most of the names straight. I only knew a vague outline of the plot after watching the movie adaption years ago and, since they take roughly the same amount of time, I'd pick the movie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child death, Violence, Police brutality, and Death

Minor: Death of parent

james2021's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The ending was not what I expected but I liked it. My main issue with the length was

Vampa’s backstory (don’t think this a spoiler but alas)

, the rest was fair length. I’d say it’s a page-turner for  the majority of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Abandonment, and Confinement

Moderate: Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Death, Slavery, Child death, Suicide attempt, and Blood

Minor: Stalking and Drug use

chiara_dose's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Suicide, Death, Murder, and Child death

lanaaa21's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, and Suicide

jackiepreston's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book is SO LONG! I'm pretty sure I enjoyed the beginning of this book but I can't actually remember.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Confinement, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child death, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Racism and Racial slurs

vampireph4ze's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

a wonderful and also immensely difficult book to read. the story-telling by Dumas is brilliant, and i couldn't help but become absolutely sucked in when the story really got going. i do not really know what compelled me to actually finish this book (i started it around 2-3 years ago), but even throughout the many breaks i took i still wanted to come back to it - and it was worth it. most of the book is build-up, and then you see people's true characters really pop out towards the end. this book needs patience and yet a lust for adventure (and included a LOT of philosophical topics when you really look for them: is revenge good? what are our motives for treating others? what causes the human brain to break? etc.). plus, if you have a general love for the extravagant and period-typical style of writing, this is right up your alley. 

the story of revenge is always a perfect plot, and the twists and turns will have you trying your hardest not to look ahead.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child death, Grief, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment and Infidelity

lief_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Confinement, Murder, Slavery, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

amandaquotidianbooks's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Surprisingly nuanced female characters and a well described, intricate plot! However, I wanted to be in the mind of Dantes during his revenge journey and I was kept at a distance. I also thought the book was too long. I also didn’t like the surprise sexual assault in the story within a story chapter towards the beginning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Animal cruelty and Child death

rusty_spurs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Confinement, Child death, Grief, and Suicide

Minor: Racial slurs