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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
the book is too long and I started reading it far too long ago
(wrong edition, the one I was reading had 2000+ pages)
(wrong edition, the one I was reading had 2000+ pages)
My second reading of this book. I read it the first time nearly 14 years ago while pregnant with my third child. This time around I read it aloud to my middle son (age 16) as part of his English literature and I enjoyed it SO much more. I don't know if that is because I made sure to read the Robin Buss translation, or if I just wasn't in the right head space to read it when I was pregnant. At any rate, my son and I absolutely LOVED it, and we're very much looking forward to watching the movie adaptation.
challenging
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Very enjoyable, even if it took me a long time to get through.
Some favorite lines:
Franz, on the contrary, ate like a man who for the last four or five months had been condemned to partake of Italian cookery—that is, the worst in the world.
Mme. de Villefort at this really did turn pale, and was very nearly angry with this household plague, who answered to the name of Edward...
Some favorite lines:
Franz, on the contrary, ate like a man who for the last four or five months had been condemned to partake of Italian cookery—that is, the worst in the world.
Mme. de Villefort at this really did turn pale, and was very nearly angry with this household plague, who answered to the name of Edward...
Another all-time favorite. Life-altering book. If you've seen the movie...you have no idea what this book is about, sorry! Dumas is a master.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Really long, with numerous side plots and chapters about stocks but one of the best revenge stories ever told
Started off reading this rip-roaring roller coaster of revenge with my daughter but it was a bit heavy going for a turn-taking exercise and I ended up finishing it in audio format. It's amazing how much detail he goes into about everything. Every character has their own little subplot and their own character development. There are plots and disguises and poisons and misteries and love triangles all over the place. It's not wordy in the way an 800 page American thriller would be, but he's certainly filling in every inch of blank space in our picture of events. Very nice.
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
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The first and possibly only time that I'll ever enjoy reading through a character spending six longs years in a dungeon. While the large cast of characters quickly became overwhelming, the tension and drama was powerful.