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Apr 20, 2011
MichelleCH
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it was amazing
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This was such a great read for me. It's a very slow build-up but it is worth it in the end.
I would imagine that most readers generally know the story-line: Edmond Dantes is an innocent man framed by his jealous rivals during the anti-Bonaparte paranoia in France. He is accused of being a collaborator and of bringing messages from Napoleon to supporters. Edmond is sent to prison and leaves behind his father and true love, Mercedes.
His life sentence to the Chateau d'If is so well written - the de ...more
I would imagine that most readers generally know the story-line: Edmond Dantes is an innocent man framed by his jealous rivals during the anti-Bonaparte paranoia in France. He is accused of being a collaborator and of bringing messages from Napoleon to supporters. Edmond is sent to prison and leaves behind his father and true love, Mercedes.
His life sentence to the Chateau d'If is so well written - the de ...more
I finally finished this book which I started and put down three times. I listened to the John Lee audio. I'm not sure who the translator was but I recommend the version.
I'm giving the book five stars because it is definitely a masterpiece - but what a slog! I almost want to read it again because there is so much intricacy and intrigue that I know I missed some important points. But definitely not now!
That said, it was a good book to read during the pandemic as it was total escapism but with seri ...more
I'm giving the book five stars because it is definitely a masterpiece - but what a slog! I almost want to read it again because there is so much intricacy and intrigue that I know I missed some important points. But definitely not now!
That said, it was a good book to read during the pandemic as it was total escapism but with seri ...more
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Nancy
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