Reviews - Greven av monte cristo

Greven av monte cristo by Alexandre Dumas

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This book has been on my TBR list for almost 30 years. I finally began it, doing so in the Audible version narrated by John Lee. The story is flawless. The writing is flawless. The performance by John Lee was flawless. For such a long book (46 hrs, 1200 pages), it had never a dull moment. Every sentence is unmissable. I thoroughly enjoyed it ND recommend it whole heartedly.

If this book is on your TBR list.... Please read it. It is a gripping, enjoyable, fascinating read.

jasonben10's review against another edition

4.0

pretty solid

rocketrecords's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pearlreads's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

FINALLY, I HAVE HAD THE ABSOLUTE PLEASURE OF READING MY MOST ANTICIPATED READ FOR SOME TIME, THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO BY ALEXANDRE DUMAS!!!

It is a tale of revenge, considered a magnum opus of Alexandre dumas, and is inspired by the real life events of dumas' own father.

It follows the story of a sailor named edmund dantes who is put in jail after falsely accused of being a Bonapartist.
It is full of drama, lies, deception and betrayal, and when he is finally avenged and ruination is brought, it is very sweet and satisfying. And the way everything comes together is just a testament to the genius of dumas.

Edmund Dantes as a main character shines throughout the book with his effortless charm, wit, goodness and just being a menace when he needs to be.
The other characters are also very well written & intriguing so you feel invested wholeheartedly in each arc.

It is very rare that you read a book this big and yet don't feel it coz it's so exciting, so beautifully written and just flows effortlessly that you can't stop reading it. It is simply mind blowing, jaw dropping exhilarating and heartwarming all at once.

It was also one of my longest buddyreads ever (only remains defeated by war and peace) and yet we managed to finish it in less than a month yayyy. And i had the best time reading it, discussing it (and wow, there was A LOT to discuss fortunately) and going crazy over everything that was happening in the book.
Very easily THE BEST READ OF THE YEAR SO FAR. AND ONE OF THE BEST READING EXPERIENCES EVER.... 10/10 would recommend to everyone even if you're intimidated by long books <3