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4.32 AVERAGE


mwah perfection
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

“How did I escape? With difficulty. How did I plan this moment? With pleasure.”


The pièce de résistance that i've been looking for
adventurous inspiring slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was one of the first books I took up after I began reading/ listening actively once again. It took me several months to complete this reading.

The characters and story line were introduced to me in my childhood and mostly forgotten. It was so contrasting when the re-read caused me to replace that feeling of vengeance and retribution, I associated with the protagonist, with that of humanity and justice.

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adventurous slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The hardest but most gratifying read I’ve ever accomplished. It is no joke that I will probably recommend this book to people by saying “just wait till you hit the 500 page mark”; and I’ll say that without joking. The origin story of Edmond Dantes, specifically how Dumas laid-out recompense into retribution, was one that actually needed the 1000+ page count to accurately elicit the lifetime long planning of the count. Piecing together call backs to characters, places, and hidden dialogue had me interacting with a novel from the 1840s like it was a modern day marvel movie. All in all, I’m glad I didn’t quit on the Count of Monte Cristo, and all time classic for the ages.
adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous mysterious reflective medium-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: Yes
challenging slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

VOCE FUORI DAL CORO ALERT: è decisamente troppo lungo!!! quanto si capisce, specialmente da quando la scena si sposta in italia, che più parole scrive più lo pagano.
la prima parte del libro è una premessa perfetta per un romanzo di avventura; a seguire, c'è troppo di tutto. mi sento di consigliare il libro in una versione con qualche taglio, perché secondo me non è stato editato a dovere, diventa troppo prolisso. la risoluzione non è particolarmente soddisfacente per quanto mi riguarda, e il personaggio del conte si avvicina tanto alla divinità che si perde di vista: non è più una persona, è un ineffabile superuomo che vuole solo una cosa nella vita, e per questo si sacrifica ogni tipo di profondità.