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Title: The Count of Monte Cristo (Classics Illustrated (New York, N.Y.);, No. 7.) by Steven Grant, Dan Spiegle, Alexandre Dumas, Les Dorscheid, Carrie Spiegle, Pat Boyette ISBN: 0-425-12028-7 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 March, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $3.75 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.79 (345 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Count of Monte Cristo
Comment: The Count of Monte Cristo written by Alexander Dumas. Have you heard the saying don't judge a book by its cover? Well I learned that by reading this book. After picking it up I didn't really expect to like it but stranger things have happened. From the first page to the last the book is full of excitement and drama. It starts out with the main character Edmond Dantes sailing on the boat whose captain has died so he takes control till they get back back to the island of Marseilles. Dantes is betrayed by his fellow shipmate and friend and is sent to jail. After escaping he is rescued by a ship that hires him to work from them until he gets back to the island of Marseilles, where he changes his identity to the Count of Monte Cristo after unearthing his hidden family treasure on the island of Monte Cristo. Upon arriving there he finds out his farther has died his friend have left and his wife has moved on and left not to be seen again. He moves to Paris to become one of the richest men there. No longer the poor sailor he use to be leaving his last life behind him to go and do great things. Follow along as the Count lives his rich and wonderful life doing as he wishes living as he does. Learn about how rich people lived back then. Well after reading this book I was pretty impressed by it and would probably read it again some day. So if you are looking for a exciting, dramatic, romantic and adventurous book all in one the Count of Monte Cristo is the right book for you. It was very entertaining from the fist page to the last. So I would give it five out of five.
Rating: 5
Summary: Mmmm . . . Edmond Dantes
Comment: The Count of Monte Cristo is the best book I've read in quite a long while. I wasn't expecting it to be. Frankly, I tend to have low expectations for 19th-century European novels in regard to sheer readability. Like vegetables and trips to the dentist, they tend to be more good for you than simply good. Add in the fact that the unabridged version is over 1000 pages, and I felt sure that the Count would be a somewhat difficult companion.
Nothing could be farther from the truth! Edmond Dantes' adventures kept me fully engrossed from beginning to end. I was disappointed to turn the final page, left longing for more.
If you've seen a movie version of Count of Monte Cristo, expect surprises. I had seen both the Richard Chamberlain and Jim Caviezel versions before reading the book (mmmm . . . Jim Caviezel), but neither were entirely true to the storyline or the mood of the original.
Edmond himself is a thoroughly satisfying and seductive hero. (The reader must take with a grain of salt the numerous references to his drug habit; at the time, opium was unfortunatly de rigeur for a Romantic hero.) The secondary characters are equally engrossing, from the admirable Maximilian Morrel to the villainous Danglars; and the ingenious machinations by which Edmond contrives to reward the deserving and doom the guilty make the chapters fly by.
I would encourage everyone to be sure and get the unabridged version of this masterpiece. It is by no means slow or ponderous, and the thought of what must be left on the cutting room floor to reduce this book to half its size makes me wince.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Must Read!
Comment: This is honestly one of the greatest novels I have ever read. I absolutely loved this book. I could not put it down! This is a must read for anyone.When I first started into this novel, I had in my memory the 'movie' that was made for the big screen. So of course, I expected the book to be very similar to it. Well, I was very wrong! Other than Edmond Dantes being betrayed by his 'friends' and finding the treasure, this book takes on a different route.
Believe me, the book is much more superb. The way the Count exacts his revenge is astonishing. I cannot fathom how Dumas came up with such a scheme. At times, one cringes for the those who wronged the Count.
This book made me laugh and cry. There are many poignant moments throughout the book that make you feel good. Anyone who says that Dumas is not up there with the 'classic' writers, does not know what they are talking about. This book is rich in dialogue, mystery, suspense and storyline. All in all, this is an amazing classic, and I recommend it to anyone wanting a good read.
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Title: The Three Musketeers (Puffin Classics) by Alexandre Dumas ISBN: 0140367470 Publisher: Puffin Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1995 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: The Man in the Iron Mask (Oxford World's Classics) by Alexandre Dumas ISBN: 0192838423 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Count of Monte Cristo (Cliffs Notes) by James L. Roberts ISBN: 0822003260 Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 01 April, 1985 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Les Miserables a New Unabridged Translation (Signet Classics) by Victor Hugo, Norman MacAfee ISBN: 0451525264 Publisher: Signet Book Pub. Date: 01 March, 1987 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title:The Count of Monte Cristo ASIN: B00006ADFM Publisher: Buena Vista Home Video Pub. Date: 14 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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