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Summary: "SPECTACULAR"
Review: Alexandre Dumas is brilliant with this fantastic novela. This tale is filled with love, revenge, wealth and misfortune. The hero, an innocent young man named Edmond Dontes, tells his tale of love, hope, fortune, distraught, happless, reveng and the rebuilding of his life. Edmond is shown his dreams being fulfilled only to have them ripped away from him as he was just getting a sniff. Set up by jealose colegues, Edmond finds himself inprisoned for life with no explanation of a reason. In prison he learns from a friendly cell mate of his blindness due he being nieve. After a daring escape plan that works, Edmond starts a long hard struggle back to the top that finishes with revenge. This is on of the better classic books that can capture the modern readers attention.
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Summary: One of the best books I've ever read!!!
Review: I REALLY enjoyed this book! I actually went to bed early at night so I could get to reading! We read it for school and it was the first time my teacher had ever had a class that enjoyed a classic novel so much! Only 1 person in the entire class read the Cliffs' Notes! Now my mom is reading it and agrees with me that it is an excellent book! I do think, though, that the end could have been better...I didn't think I would like a revenge book, but there is so much more to this one. I highly recommend it for entertainment purposes.
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Summary: This is a book that has many insights into the nature of man
Review: This book is a great book. The way the plot is structured, the way Edmond Dantes slowly takes his revenge, to make it all the more painful on his enemies.
The setup is ingenious--Dantes is in the best situation he could possibly be in. He is getting married, and is going to become the captain of the Pharaon, a ship that he is first mate on...and then, out of the blue, some police come in, and he is put away in the Chateau d' If, an island prison, to die.
Dumas is a master of conveying emotion. At some parts of the book, one is forced to be depressed, and share the melancholy with the characters in the book. The arrow of anger that Dantes must feel toward his enemies is shot from the pages and into one's heart. And the happiness when Dantes is going to be married and at other joyous occations is almost an aroma in the air, rising from the pages of the book.
Unfortunately, this book does, like every book ever written, has some aspects to be criticized. First and foremost, the length: 1074 pages is quite a bit for the average reader! Even the abridged version is 500-something pages. And there are also French sayings, anecdotes, and words that you must look at the footnotes to understand. Of course, in the abridged edition, it doesn't even have footnotes. But overall, this book is an enjoyable book, and unlike some other books written by amateurs, this book makes you think about the very nature of mankind.
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Summary: Absolutely Fabulous!
Review: Worth all the 1,000 over pages. A rich, finely crafted, supremely plotted adventure novel of intense romance... one of my real favourites!
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Summary: Incredible Read!!
Review: I really enjoyed this book. It is spellbinding from beginning to end.
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Summary: Great Story; A reworking of a TRUE tale
Review: Sorry to disappoint the previous reviewer, but when Dumas wrote this book, the ideas and plot were not new, not fresh, and certainly not original. Robert Wilson clearly outlines the history in his introduction to the book. "In 1838 a police archivist named Jacques Peuchet published six volumes of crime stories taken from the files of the Paris police. In one file was the story of a young shoemaker from Nimes who in 1807 became engaged to marry a rich and beautiful orphan, but because of a despicable practical joke played by four jealous friends was falsely arrested as a spy for the English against Napoleon and imprisoned until the empire fell in 1814. While in prison he had met a dying Italian priest who told him where a great treasure was buried. Upon his release he found the treasure and, using various disguises, cold-bloodedly wreaked his vengeance on those responsible for his misfortune, one of whom had married his fiancee. When Dumas read the story, he knew he wanted to retell it. That real-life melodrama is, pretty nearly, The Count of Monte Cristo in outline." There is also an island named Montecristo that Dumas found enchanting, so very little of this novel is "original" or "creative" material. On the other hand, this should not deter anyone from reading the book because the story itself is fascinating, easily holding the reader's attention. A movie of this tale was made several years ago, starring Richard Chamberlain, and complements the book nicely. I enjoyed both the book and the movie and happily recommend both.
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Summary: A Favorite of Mine
Review: This book is without a doubt one of the best I've ever read. I read it for the first time in Jr. High, and, believe me, it has it all. When Dumas wrote it, all the ideas and plots were new, fresh and original! Fantastic!
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Summary: Unreal...
Review: I like Sci-Fi books, and tried something new...the classic, The Count of Monte Cristo. Needless to say, it's not much more believable, the odds of colonizing Mars are better than these events.
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Summary: My favorite book.
Review: This book is incredible. Never before have I been so captivated by a story. This book has everything. Adventure, suspense, love, revenge, wealth, cleverness, wit, and anything else you'd want to read about.
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Summary: One Of The Greatest Classics Of All time!!!
Review: Alexandre Dumas, one of the greatest romance novelists of all time does it again in this post - Napoleonic swashbuckling tale of adventure, love, betrayal and revenge. Edmond Dantes, a 19 year old Marseillais sailo has just returned from a long voyage in the Mediterranean. Upon his arrival to Marseilles, he is ecstatic since he will soon be appointed Captain of his ship and marry his beloved Mercedes. But, rivals jealous of Dantes' success concieve a plan to brand him a traitor and Edmond is arrested on his wedding day. His destination, the island - prison of the Chateau d' If. After 19 years of imprisonment, Edmond escapes and heads for the island of Monte Cristo were a fabulous treasure awaits. He reappers in societey as the Count of Monte Cristo, a refined, cultivated and rich aristocrat. Edmond sets out his vengeance against those who destroyed him and tries to regain his lost love. For all you Dumas admirers this book is a must have. Dumas style of blending action, adventure, and romance is at it's best in this novel. I also recommend the following Dumas novels: QUEEN MARGOT, THE THREE MUSKETEERS, 20 YEARS LATER and THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK.
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