The Count of Monte Cristo

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Summary: Best book I have ever read in my life
Review: What a perfection! I had read it when I was ten years old. I'm still in love with it.

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Summary: it stinks
Review: i never liked classics and i don't like this one

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Summary: Not just a great adventure novel...
Review: Alexandre Dumas was considered in his time to be the foremost adventure novelist. What he created in The Count of Monte Cristo is so much more. The story chronicles the journey of Edmund Dantes, a young and hopelessly naive sailor as he matures into the worldy and cynical Count bent on revenge. Had Dumas ended there, he would have written a stupendous and sweeping saga of adventure and drama. The greater relevence of the story is in its moral telling: Edmund Dantes regains his humanity and learns to live again. Here is a story of spiritual redemption, told against the backdrop of post-Napoleanistic France. It is a tale of love, of loss, of revenge, and of the rekindling of the heart. While the unabridged story is long, it is best enjoyed while seated in front of a fire, with a warm beverage in hand. Few narratives are as satisfying to the soul as this one is.

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Summary: OH MY GOODNESS it's the best book in the world
Review: I have never been enthralled with anything like I was with this piece of perfection... oh boy, now I don't want to read anything else - just the Count. The Count! OH COUNT! jenni caiazza ([e-mail])

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Summary: THE BEST EVER
Review: Alexandre Dumas excells himself in this magnifcent book. The book has many exciting moments, and i recommend that you read it as soon as possible. It also concludes in a suprising way. To people who like books that are adventure and exciting i recommend only Alexandre Dumas and Sir Walter Scott.

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Summary: THE GREATEST BOOK I EVER READ!!!!!
Review: I began this book in an attempt to become well-read, not necessarily out of dying interest. But, as it turned out I found this the most awe-inspiring tale I have ever heard. Few authours can combine great storytelling with beautiful prose, well, Dumas had no trouble with that. You will find yourself immersed in Edmond's struggle, and cheering his every move.

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Summary: It was a dem fine book
Review: I read the book for highschool english and I thought that it was a great book. It had everything from a sappy start to a surprising ending. It gets two thumbs up for me David Burch

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Summary: This is the Complete and Unabridged and IT IS BETTER!
Review: Little known fact :Dumas was paid by his Royal benefactor "By the Line":Hence his novels tended to be Very Long. But in the Count of Monte Cristo this is just More of a Good Thing. This novel of over 1000 pages is to be savored for its many attributes. The characters seem to come to life as The Count goes thru his trials and tribulations. This has it all: Adventure,suspense,joy, tragedy ,Love , hate and Let's not forget Revenge. This book is a great read and if you take the easy way and read another abridged version then you are not savoring a mouth watering chocolate moose but settling for a cardboard tasting diet cookie.

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Summary: The ultimate REVENGE book. A fantastic read
Review: I've read this book twice and I'll read it again. This is one of the best novels ever. The ultimate story of revenge, it is truly realistic. I recommend this book highly.

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Summary: A book that will grab you and never let go!!!
Review: Dear Readers. The Count of Monte Cristo was one of the only books that I have read in one night. I was gripped from the very beginning. Edmond Dantes` is a sailor who returns home from a very long jouney only to begin the longest journey of his life. From the first couple of pages you are grabbed and held tight until the end. The movement of the story is very well thought out. Every action and word has meaning throughout the entire book. Monte Cristo is wonderfully written so that every detail even the smallest of details are used and revisited throughout the book. A definite must read, my grilfriend (Ann) and I read it and will read it again and again and again. One day I hope to read this book to my children in order to teach them to "Wait and Hope" (hint hint).