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marginson's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mjl810's review
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Really enjoyed getting to read this story without it being 1200+ pages!
cris_is_in_crisis's review
Started reading the actual novel and didn’t want spoilers.
nerdbook's review
5.0
I love The Count of Monte Cristo and the manga version is awesome as the book. I loved every strips.
thereadernthebeast's review
3.0
(English and Spanish)
ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
A perfect book for those who love to read, but do not have much free time for it. The first time I read The Count of Monte Cristo, it took me several days to finish it; while reading this book, I devoured it in a matter of hours.
Although it simplifies the original work a lot, it continues to transmit its essence with integrity. In addition, the illustrations provide an incredible aesthetic and support the text with fidelity. Being very enlightening with the plot.
Without much more to add, I will only highlight how suitable this work is for the youngest, being the perfect complement to their teaching activities; although I extend myself to recommend it to adults who have just immersed themselves in the world of Alexandre Dumas.
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Un libro perfecto para aquellos que aman leer, pero que no disponen de mucho tiempo libre para ello; la primera vez que leí El conde de Monte Cristo, me tomó varios días poder terminarlo, mientras que este libro, lo devoré en cuestión de horas.
Ya que aunque simplifica bastante la obra original, sigue transmitiendo con entereza la esencia de esta. Además, las ilustraciones aportan una estética increíble y respaldan el texto con fidelidad. Siendo muy esclarecedoras con la trama.
Sin mucho más que agregar, solo resaltaré lo adecuada que resulta esta obra para los más jóvenes, siendo el complemento perfecto para sus actividades docentes; aunque me extiendo a recomendarla a adultos que recién se sumergen en el mundo de Alexandre Dumas.
My blog: Lau'sBooks
ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
A perfect book for those who love to read, but do not have much free time for it. The first time I read The Count of Monte Cristo, it took me several days to finish it; while reading this book, I devoured it in a matter of hours.
Although it simplifies the original work a lot, it continues to transmit its essence with integrity. In addition, the illustrations provide an incredible aesthetic and support the text with fidelity. Being very enlightening with the plot.
Without much more to add, I will only highlight how suitable this work is for the youngest, being the perfect complement to their teaching activities; although I extend myself to recommend it to adults who have just immersed themselves in the world of Alexandre Dumas.
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Un libro perfecto para aquellos que aman leer, pero que no disponen de mucho tiempo libre para ello; la primera vez que leí El conde de Monte Cristo, me tomó varios días poder terminarlo, mientras que este libro, lo devoré en cuestión de horas.
Ya que aunque simplifica bastante la obra original, sigue transmitiendo con entereza la esencia de esta. Además, las ilustraciones aportan una estética increíble y respaldan el texto con fidelidad. Siendo muy esclarecedoras con la trama.
Sin mucho más que agregar, solo resaltaré lo adecuada que resulta esta obra para los más jóvenes, siendo el complemento perfecto para sus actividades docentes; aunque me extiendo a recomendarla a adultos que recién se sumergen en el mundo de Alexandre Dumas.
My blog: Lau'sBooks
geekwayne's review
4.0
'Manga Classics: The Count of Monte Cristo' by Stacy King, Crystal S. Chan and Alexandre Dumas with art by Nokman Poon is an ambitious undertaking for an adaptation. Manga Classics gets it right.
A young man on an upward career path with a beautiful woman to marry finds his path overturned by three conspirators. He finds himself wrongfully imprisoned. With no one to talk to but the man in the cell next door, he's got nothing better to do than to plot his revenge. When the man in the cell nearby dies and leaves his fortune to the now not so young man, it is opportunity to escape and enact his revenge. Now the rich Count of Monte Cristo, he uses other disguises and criminals to get his revenge.
There is a nice afterword talking about the adaptation, which is good, because there are parts of the novel left out or transformed. In this case, it keeps the story faithful to the book and makes the manga move along a bit more. At 401 pages, this is a hefty adaptation. The art is really good in this one and I enjoyed revisiting this story.
I received a review copy of this manga from Udon Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this manga.
A young man on an upward career path with a beautiful woman to marry finds his path overturned by three conspirators. He finds himself wrongfully imprisoned. With no one to talk to but the man in the cell next door, he's got nothing better to do than to plot his revenge. When the man in the cell nearby dies and leaves his fortune to the now not so young man, it is opportunity to escape and enact his revenge. Now the rich Count of Monte Cristo, he uses other disguises and criminals to get his revenge.
There is a nice afterword talking about the adaptation, which is good, because there are parts of the novel left out or transformed. In this case, it keeps the story faithful to the book and makes the manga move along a bit more. At 401 pages, this is a hefty adaptation. The art is really good in this one and I enjoyed revisiting this story.
I received a review copy of this manga from Udon Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this manga.
kkaste's review
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
knittyreader's review
5.0
I received a free copy through Netgalley, in return for an honest review.
'The Count of Monte Christo' never was my favourite classic if I'm totally honest. The normal book was one I could hardly read, let alone for pleasure.
How different it was with this Manga Classic! It did make the story come more alive for me.
'The Count of Monte Christo' never was my favourite classic if I'm totally honest. The normal book was one I could hardly read, let alone for pleasure.
How different it was with this Manga Classic! It did make the story come more alive for me.
flattone's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-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
4.5
whitneymouse's review
4.0
**Thank you to Netgalley and UDON Entertainment for the eArc in exchange for an honest review. This in no way changed my rating**
The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favorite books. It's one of the few Classics I've read more than once and enjoyed. It's HUGE and a very complex story, interweaving multiple plot lines and characters conflicts into the story of Edmond Danté's revenge. Knowing the text is well over 1,000 pages, I was intrigued to see how they would be able to adapt this into a manga.
Overall, I would say this this was easily my favorite of the Manga Classics series that I've read. The adaptation was very well done and the author was able to condense the main plot into a 400 page manga while keeping the integrity of the main storyline. This obviously isn't going to be a replacement for reading the original as they were (rightfully) unable to include some of the side plots, but no going in that that will be missing if you attempt that. There was a nice part at the end explaining how they made the decisions on what to cut or streamline that I appreciated. There was also a nice chart/Family Tree at the back of the book to explain the large cast of characters and how they relate to one another. I think I would've liked this more at the front of the book as, due to the nature of the book, you're likely to accidentally spoil yourself with it being in the back if you're using it for reference often. It was a helpful resource, however.
The artwork, as always, was beautiful and added to the story. These are always done well and I appreciated the work that went into a Historical Fiction Classic as detailed as this one.
Overall, this was a great addition to this series and one I would happily buy or recommend others add to their collection. 4/5 stars.
The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favorite books. It's one of the few Classics I've read more than once and enjoyed. It's HUGE and a very complex story, interweaving multiple plot lines and characters conflicts into the story of Edmond Danté's revenge. Knowing the text is well over 1,000 pages, I was intrigued to see how they would be able to adapt this into a manga.
Overall, I would say this this was easily my favorite of the Manga Classics series that I've read. The adaptation was very well done and the author was able to condense the main plot into a 400 page manga while keeping the integrity of the main storyline. This obviously isn't going to be a replacement for reading the original as they were (rightfully) unable to include some of the side plots, but no going in that that will be missing if you attempt that. There was a nice part at the end explaining how they made the decisions on what to cut or streamline that I appreciated. There was also a nice chart/Family Tree at the back of the book to explain the large cast of characters and how they relate to one another. I think I would've liked this more at the front of the book as, due to the nature of the book, you're likely to accidentally spoil yourself with it being in the back if you're using it for reference often. It was a helpful resource, however.
The artwork, as always, was beautiful and added to the story. These are always done well and I appreciated the work that went into a Historical Fiction Classic as detailed as this one.
Overall, this was a great addition to this series and one I would happily buy or recommend others add to their collection. 4/5 stars.