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mveatch6 's review for:
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas
Many years ago, I read an abridged version of this book, not realizing that it was abridged. I really liked it, and I decided that one day I would read the entire book. So...I don't think I missed much with the abridged one. The first third or so of the book is amazing, the last third is very good and everything starts really coming together. But that section in the middle, when Edmond is just reappearing after 9 years as the Count is so boring, and so weird. Some oddly gross parts in there that have nothing to do with anything! I also wish that we got more of Edmond and what's going on with him in the last section, instead of mostly seeing him through the eyes of other characters. And I could have lived without any of the "I will kill myself if we can't be together talk" from Maximilian Morrel, as it made me really dislike his character. Anyhow, I did enjoy it overall, but I can't imagine reading it again, or it becoming a favorite, alas.