A review by recidivism23
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

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

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

This epic classic was wonderful! The writing was so rich and captivating and I wish I had been copying down some of the quotes I loved from this book and the author’s way of expressing himself. The only reason it isn’t 5 stars is because I didn’t like the ending.

The entire book I was waiting for him to at least try to rekindle a love for Mercedes and reconnect with her and I was sure in the end they would be together. But instead he ended up with Haylee who we only knew briefly from a few scenes and who he had raised as a daughter. She was 19 and he must have been 40 and he had never expressed any kind of love for her other than fatherly.  That whole ending didn’t sit right.

The beginning and the prison sections are amazing! The writing is so captivating and the emotions are real!