The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte CristoTitle:        The Count of Monte CristoAuthor:        Alexandre DumasGenre:                        Realistic Fiction                                        # of Pages:     1200             Reviewed by: Gabe Galper Dashing young sailor Edmond Dantes is a honest young man whose peaceful life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are abruptly shattered by Mercedes cousin Fernand who is in love with her and deceives them by telling the police Edmond was part of the Bonapartist party. This party supported Napoleon, a person who all of the Europe hated for taking all he wanted. Dantes was thrown into a jail and for trying to kill the person bringing him food, he was taken to the dungeons. 2 years later he met a another prisoner because that prisoner was trying to escape and dug a tunnel to Dantes cell. This man's name was Abbe Faria, one of the smartest men alive. For the next 12 years Faria taught Dantes all he knew, including several languages. Sadly, the day before their escape plan started, Faria had a heart attack and became paralyzed, the next day he died. Dantes faked his death thinking he would be buried but instead he was thrown out into the ocean. He then swam for an enormous amount of time until a boat picked him up. The late Abbe Faria had told him of a secret treasure that Farias master had left for him on the island of Monte Cristo. Edmond went there and found the treasure that is now worth 1 billion dollars. Edmond then changed his name into the Count of Monte Cristo after buying the island. He then became one of the most well known men in France, for several very different rumors. He held many partie and such and helped many people through times of hardship and hate. What will become of the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo?This was one of the best books ever for me, it was enticing, thrilling, and exciting. Although I didn’t finish it while I was in France, it was a surprisingly challenging book and I enjoyed it. Also, I was exceedingly happy when I realized that it was a slow paced adventure, almost as if it could happen in real life. Although it took me a long time to read considering it was a 1200 page book, it was still an epic that keeps continuing on in my head, chapter after chapter. I recommend this book because of the reality it reflects on books, I say this because of how lifelike these characters are and how they actually have feelings. From this book you are able to see how the richest men in the world lived, or if you choose to, the poorest. From squabbles to heartbreak, from love to hate, this is one of the best stories ever told and one of the saddest.I would give this book a five star review.

I read this book halfway through about 7 years ago when I was younger and not as mature as I am now.I lost the book but 7 years later I found it and just at a moment when I was looking for a book to read. It was my fate that I found this book at the time that I did, and so I start reading it.Now, keep in mind what 7 years of life does to a man, and during the transition period from young and inexperienced to competent and understanding the vast amount of wisdom that you actually lack for the world and all its complexities.And with my newfound perspective of this world, I look at the storyline and the architecture of this book as a masterpiece.The author, Alexandre Dumas, does an absolutely wonderful job at evoking an emotional response from the reader in such a sophisticated and clever fashion.As you read through the story of Edmond Dantes, you see the shift of a young boy who has gone through the harshness of reality, gained so much wisdom which really elevates him and his goals and aspirations from that of the common man.He gives deep justifications of his actions and desires through using the philosophical perspectives of those greeks and other philosophers we all know and which he alludes to.The author is also scrupulous in his explanations of the scenery and the context of situations. He really does a masterful job of describing the emotions that characters have so as to make the reader that much more empathetical to the character, as well as a very precise job in the characterization of those characters.Do keep in mind that if Google is close by than it will be all the more better for your enjoyment of this book because this version does have french words and has many allusions which many people might not understand.So I am not a person to review books and have never done so before but I really enjoyed this book so much and that is why I rate it 5 out of 5.

A edição que posso comentar é a edição Barnes & Noble, em inglês, com encadernação em couro. Este livro tem mais de mil páginas e o inglês é da época de uns 200 anos atrás. Alguns capítulos são bem chatos de ler, mas são importantes para entender a relação posteriormente.Quando faltaram 200 páginas, inventei de assistir ao filme, edição de 2002, sob direção de Kevin Reynolds. O filme é desastrosamente decepcionante; foi um completo fracasso na tentativa de resumir o livro. Nem se fizerem o trabalho de seguir a obra no final. Faltaram tantas personagens e tantos detalhes. Mas recomendo assistir para valorizar a escrita.

Me encanta,,,,!!!! Apasionante...

Buch sieht toll aus, hab von Barnes &Noble mehrere Bücher im Besitzt, alle wunderschön

I've read 1/3 so far and loving it. Paper quality and bindings are exceptional, considering this book is 1000 pages. Didn't like the cover though.