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williamcompton's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
epic_maik's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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? It's complicated
4.75
bookbuggs93's review against another edition
5.0
This book was amazing. I understand why it is such a classic. It has revenge, mystery, and love within its pages that makes for a complete story.
desolation73's review against another edition
5.0
After being mightily impressed with the Three Musketeers earlier on this year, I pulled this chunker off the shelf and started to read it on a weekend break in Dorset. I had tried to read this before but the size of it put me off. Until I read Stephen Kings The stand and realised sometimes very long books are worth the effort.
Theres little doubt that this book deserves its immortal status as a literary classic.
Id say that it starts off absolutely brilliantly , sags a bit in the middle section but rewards your patience with it unquestionably in the finale. But it could also be that I ran out of stamina at some points in the reading process, maybe because this legendary book dates back to 1840 some of the language makes this a harder book to read than say Stephen King's The Stand which is a couple of hundred pages longer but this also makes finding the treasure and conquering it even more of an achievement. Finishing a book of this magnitude should fill a reader with an immense sense of pride but its a heck of a story and worth the time and the effort a reader has to put into it. Long may the treasure of monte carlo reward and inspire its readers.
Thankyou Alexander Dumas.
Theres little doubt that this book deserves its immortal status as a literary classic.
Id say that it starts off absolutely brilliantly , sags a bit in the middle section but rewards your patience with it unquestionably in the finale. But it could also be that I ran out of stamina at some points in the reading process, maybe because this legendary book dates back to 1840 some of the language makes this a harder book to read than say Stephen King's The Stand which is a couple of hundred pages longer but this also makes finding the treasure and conquering it even more of an achievement. Finishing a book of this magnitude should fill a reader with an immense sense of pride but its a heck of a story and worth the time and the effort a reader has to put into it. Long may the treasure of monte carlo reward and inspire its readers.
Thankyou Alexander Dumas.
teokajlibroj's review against another edition
1.0
This book was a massive disappointment. So the first 150 pages are fine, they explain how the main character was arrested, escapes and finds a fortune. Then ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAPPENS. There are hundreds of pages of completely irrelevant characters doing nothing at all. (The Italy scene could be removed from the book with no loss).
Instead of talent of revenge, this is a boring tale of dinner parties and small talk in which nothing really happens. The characters are all flat without any personality (the female characters are particularly bland, I know the 19th century didn't set a high standard but these 'maidens pure in every way' got boring very fast). The author over 1000 pages to work with, yet the characters have no depth whatsoever to them. The ending was horrendous and anti-climatic (The 'Oh she wasn't dead after all' part was just annoying).
I really struggled through this book as it does nothing to keep your interest. It's an incredibly heavy book with surprisingly little in it. Avoid.
Instead of talent of revenge, this is a boring tale of dinner parties and small talk in which nothing really happens. The characters are all flat without any personality (the female characters are particularly bland, I know the 19th century didn't set a high standard but these 'maidens pure in every way' got boring very fast). The author over 1000 pages to work with, yet the characters have no depth whatsoever to them. The ending was horrendous and anti-climatic (The 'Oh she wasn't dead after all' part was just annoying).
I really struggled through this book as it does nothing to keep your interest. It's an incredibly heavy book with surprisingly little in it. Avoid.
caittothelin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
the_windrunner94's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- 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