Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

12 reviews

kmhst25's review

3.75

I bought a cheap copy of this book only to realize that it was actually an abridged version, just as I was about to start reading it. So I donated that copy and got a full-length version from the library. 

Now that I’ve read it, I rather wish I’d just stuck with the abridged one, because there’s an extremely entertaining tale in here, but it’s really bogged down by repetitiveness, objectionable (and generally completely unnecessary) comments and stories, wish fulfillment, and confusing passages that could be attributable to poor translation, poor writing, or purposeful use of contradictory language, but just aren’t explained enough to really make sense of. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Slavery, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Rape, and Sexism

mglt's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is very good, and interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Hate crime, Suicide, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Mental illness

Minor: Blood

seforana's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death of parent, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Terminal illness, Violence, Child death, Drug use, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, and Death

romeroreads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Racism, Murder, Child death, Classism, and Grief

dachre's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Drug use, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Slavery, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Racism

kat1105's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Child death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Police brutality, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Self harm, Slavery, Terminal illness, Classism, Confinement, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

lizziaha's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

In a book that is so dark for the majority of its (very numerous) pages, I found the ending to be incredibly hopeful and joyous. Although the romantic in me hoped

Spoiler

that Dantes and Mercedes would end up together

. Surprisingly, I found very little of this book to be superfluous; indeed, it was very satisfying to watch the Count weave his complicated web of revenge. I found myself rooting for unlikely heroes, and marveling at the tangled mess where these characters lives had intertwined. I was also utterly surprised and delighted to see two queer characters who find a happy end in this book! Altogether worth the read, even though it was a long time coming for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Grief, Classism, Murder, Death, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexism, Confinement, Gun violence, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, Torture, War, Homophobia, Ableism, Racial slurs, Racism, and Infidelity

booksthatburn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder, Death, Confinement, and Blood

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Ableism, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Suicide, Animal death, Violence, Medical content, Child death, Terminal illness, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Kidnapping

Minor: Rape and Antisemitism

james2021's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The ending was not what I expected but I liked it. My main issue with the length was

Spoiler

Vampa’s backstory (don’t think this a spoiler but alas)

, the rest was fair length. I’d say it’s a page-turner for  the majority of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Abandonment, and Confinement

Moderate: Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Death, Slavery, Child death, Suicide attempt, and Blood

Minor: Stalking and Drug use

jackiepreston's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book is SO LONG! I'm pretty sure I enjoyed the beginning of this book but I can't actually remember.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Confinement, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child death, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Racism and Racial slurs