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The Count of Monte Cristo is Alexandre Dumas' classic tale of revenge and adventure. The young sailor Dantes is fallaciously charged with treason and loses his fiancé, his dreams and his life when he is locked up for thirteen years on the island prison of Chateau d'If. Mentored by another prisoner, Dantes finally escapes the prison, reinvents himself as the Count of Monte Cristo and begins to exact his revenge on the people who set him up.… (more)
rareflorida: An old SciFi classic based upon The Count of Monte Cristo. Be patient because the begining of the story may be frustrating but you will eventually see the intelligence.
2below: These stories share some key themes and plot elements. It's not nearly as epic as The Count of Monte Cristo but makes for an interesting comparison.
bokai: While Maupassant's power is in his slice of life short stories told in an objective narrative voice and Dumas is the master of the thousand page epic told (see more) in highly sympathetic narration, both authors evoke images of the same France and are unequaled in their skill at bringing character and conflict to life. A short by Maupassant is a great way to break up the lengthy prose of Dumas, and Dumas, in turn, expands and elaborates the world that Maupassant provides only glimpses of.… (more)
Anonymous user: Fascinating interpretation. Very free and very different. Really an independent work of art. If not superior to the novel, certainly not inferior to it either. Great script, superb cast, beautiful music, gorgeous production design.
It was nice to finally “read” the unabridged version of this. I had read the Classics Illustrated comic book version from my dad’s collection when I was a kid.
Sadly, though, I’m not as enchanted with it now, as I was then. Revenge, however justifiable, does not seem as sweet to me now as it did them … nor was I pleased with how long the Count made others wait … pushed to the brink of suicide … before rescuing/resolving what stood in his power to do so all along.
That being said, the audible version, narrated by John Lee, was very well read, especially the various languages/cultures of the book, and was, in my opinion, better than reading it myself. ( )
This is my all-time favorite book. I have yet to find another book that so singly addresses revenge, love, loyalty and friendship with such ferocity or passion. ( )
Con este libro he venido a comprobar lo importante de una buena edición, en este caso un audiolibro cuya narración dejó mucho que desear (narradores sobrecargados al estilo radionovela y espacios larguísimos de música que no aportaban nada a la trama) y que hizo que una historia, que se cuenta entre los grandes clásicos de la literatura universal, pasara totalmente gris y sin la que se pueda dar una opinión favorable.
Mi crítica va totalmente para el audiolibro y me abstengo de calificar pues se puede interpretar que estoy calificando a la obra de Dumas y no a la edición.
Esta obra merece una relectura en otra edición, una que haga honor al trabajo de Dumas.
On February 24, 1815, the lookout of Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, coming from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.
On February 24, 1815, the lookout at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the arrival of the three-master Pharaon, coming from Smyrna, Trieste and Naples. (Robin Buss)
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'Darling,' replied Valentine, 'has not the count just told us that all human wisdom was contained in these two words, - "Wait and hope"?
'My dearest,' said Valentine, 'has the count not just told us that all human wisdom was contained in these two words -- "wait" and "hope"?' (Robin Buss)
The Count of Monte Cristo is Alexandre Dumas' classic tale of revenge and adventure. The young sailor Dantes is fallaciously charged with treason and loses his fiancé, his dreams and his life when he is locked up for thirteen years on the island prison of Chateau d'If. Mentored by another prisoner, Dantes finally escapes the prison, reinvents himself as the Count of Monte Cristo and begins to exact his revenge on the people who set him up.
GROUP READ: The Count of Monte Cristo
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Sadly, though, I’m not as enchanted with it now, as I was then. Revenge, however justifiable, does not seem as sweet to me now as it did them … nor was I pleased with how long the Count made others wait … pushed to the brink of suicide … before rescuing/resolving what stood in his power to do so all along.
That being said, the audible version, narrated by John Lee, was very well read, especially the various languages/cultures of the book, and was, in my opinion, better than reading it myself. (