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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ah, the classic adventure novel about revenge. The hero is wrongfully thrown in prison for years, after which he must set out to pay back those who did him wrong.
Or is it?
What if the real question here is “can man become equal to God?” What if the book is more about justice than revenge?
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, though it was certainly a commitment to get through. The story moved faster than expected, then slower than expected, then faster than expected. However, the quality and gravitas of Dumas’ writing never falters. The emotions you feel about the various characters fluctuate from awe and reverence to pity and contempt. You feel transported back to another century and get a feel for what life was like in Paris, Italy, and Spain in the early to mid-19th century. At its essence, it does what a good book has to do. It draws you in to another place and time, connects you to the characters, and makes you think critically about old concepts from a new perspective as well as concepts you hadn’t encountered before.
At some point, I would recommend everyone commit to reading The Count of Monte Cristo. It’s over a thousand pages, sure, but so are the last two Harry Potter books. You can do it.
Or is it?
What if the real question here is “can man become equal to God?” What if the book is more about justice than revenge?
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, though it was certainly a commitment to get through. The story moved faster than expected, then slower than expected, then faster than expected. However, the quality and gravitas of Dumas’ writing never falters. The emotions you feel about the various characters fluctuate from awe and reverence to pity and contempt. You feel transported back to another century and get a feel for what life was like in Paris, Italy, and Spain in the early to mid-19th century. At its essence, it does what a good book has to do. It draws you in to another place and time, connects you to the characters, and makes you think critically about old concepts from a new perspective as well as concepts you hadn’t encountered before.
At some point, I would recommend everyone commit to reading The Count of Monte Cristo. It’s over a thousand pages, sure, but so are the last two Harry Potter books. You can do it.
I absolutely loved this all the way until Edmond found the treasure in Monte Cristo. After that, I started to be confused because it hadn’t been mentioning him. I’m assuming that some of the other characters mentioned after that might have actually been him just in disguise. To be honest, I started to be so bored and confused that I started to just skim for a while. I managed to get to 50% before I just DNFd because I was honestly no longer wanting to read, was no longer entertained, and was going into a slump
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Adored the first 200 ish pages, got insanely bored for the next 350 ish. Looking online, it sounds like nothing really changes until the last quarter of the book. This one is exhausting me which is a damn shame because, like I said, I really liked the first chunk of the story. Putting it down for now, there are plenty of other things to read that sound like way better uses of my time.
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes