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The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
Author: Alexandre Dumas
This enduringly popular tale of love and revenge in the post-Napoleonic era follows Edmond Dantes as he prepares to captain his own ship and marry his beloved Mercedes. But on his wedding day, he is betrayed by spiteful enemies and arrested on trumped-up charges. Condemned to lifelong imprisonment, he befriends Faria, a priest and fellow inmate ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780142000731
ISBN-10: 0142000736
Publication Date: 12/31/2001
Pages: 509
Rating:
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 47 ratings
Publisher: Penguin Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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 reviewed The Count of Monte Cristo on + 38 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 15
For those who care, this is an abridged version of the Dumas classic.
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Helpful Score: 10
Please note that this ISBN #0760723788 is the Abridged Version.
BaileysBooks avatar reviewed The Count of Monte Cristo on + 491 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
This is one of my all-time favorite books. I have only read the unabridged version so I cannot compare how much more in-depth it is compared to an abridged version. Even though this book is long, I cannot imagine how any part of the story could be omitted for the sake of brevity.

I was completely engrossed in the story from the very beginning. This book is a true classic and is well worth the time it takes to invest in reading it. Don't let the thickness of this book turn you away...Even at the very end I was still left wanting more.
SeanP avatar reviewed The Count of Monte Cristo on
Helpful Score: 3
This is one of my favorite books.It's a must read Classic! I believe this is one of the greatest novels of all time. The story is amazing. A tale of sweet revenge, filled with mystery, adventure, and a slight touch of romance, What more could a reader possibly want?
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Helpful Score: 2
Abridged version... about a third as long as the original 1600 pages, but still good.
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What a fantastic read! I was so surprised at how the story grabbed me and pulled me in, especially since The Three Musketeers seemed so dry to me until "The Plot Thickens". This is a classic vengeance novel, and builds slowly and deliberately. My only reservation about it is that the victim who avenges himself shows little remorse about how thoroughly he rips other lives apart. Though there is a strand of thought in the novel devoted to how consuming and ugly vengeance can be, Dumas focuses most of his efforts on the meat of the revenge plot. Despite my reservations, it was a delightful story.
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Great Classic
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This is my all time favorite classic!!! At first I was a little intimidated by the length, but after I started reading I just couldn't put it down! Wonderful book I can't wait to read it again!!!!
abbykt avatar reviewed The Count of Monte Cristo on + 113 more book reviews
I have read this book once before but I did not remember it well. I did not remember how over dramatic most of the characters were, always trying to kill themselves! No one wanted to take accountability for their bad choices in their lives. Oh, the romantic novels! It did not seem that the Count needed to work very hard to take his revenge. The characters were already pretty corrupted.
reviewed The Count of Monte Cristo on + 29 more book reviews
Four stars because this is an abridged edition. Otherwise, it captures the feel of The Count of Monte Cristo quite well and cuts out some of the leisurely pace and unwinding. Which really might be better if you plan to read it again... and again; in the unabridged version, sometimes you felt like saying, "All right, get to the point," and this version does it for you. Other than that, a decent version. Beautiful trade-sized hardcover book. Very classy looking on a bookshelf.
scrapbooklady avatar reviewed The Count of Monte Cristo on + 472 more book reviews
"The Count of Monte Cristo" is the only book I've read written by Alexandre Dumas, and I have to say I loved it. The size is rather intimidating, but it is completely worth it.
runningfromzombies avatar reviewed The Count of Monte Cristo on + 2 more book reviews
I'm a huge fan of The Count of Monte Cristo. I loved Edmond Dantes character and the intrinsic web of revenge that was woven into this story. I was unable to put it down. I'd tried reading this book 10 years ago and was glad I picked it up again.
reviewed The Count of Monte Cristo on
This book is an amazing adventure story. Dont be daunted by the size. Once you are reading you wont want to put it down. Dumas develops his characters in depth and is witty and sarcastic at times when narrating about him.
A must read.
reviewed The Count of Monte Cristo on + 2 more book reviews
Great book!
reviewed The Count of Monte Cristo on + 31 more book reviews
Classic, set in the years of the Napoleonic Era, the celebrated story of Edmond Dantes. A man sentenced to life imprisonment for a drime he did not commit, who escaped the noorious impregnable fortress, the Chateau d'lf, in order to exact a terrible vengence on his enemies.
SwapperShopper avatar reviewed The Count of Monte Cristo on + 8 more book reviews
One of the greatest books of all time, and one of my top five.
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Childrens abridged version
reviewed The Count of Monte Cristo on + 36 more book reviews
This is the best book ever! I could read it over and over again (and I have).


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