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A review by meghaha
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
4.0
I'm really mad at Signet Classics for dishonorably abridging this book, and then trying to disguise the fact. At first I couldn't find it stated anywhere on my copy that it had been abridged, but at last, I spotted "Abridged Version" printed in small white (!!) font on the white waves (!!) of the cover. Sly bastards!
Once I get my hands on the unabridged version and read it, I'll probably rate this book 6 stars. It was really clear that bits had been hacked out, sacrificing cohesion and a certain richness, when reading this god-accursed abridged version D:
Still, The Count is definitely one of the most epic fictional characters of all time, and Dumas is surely one of the greatest storytellers of all time. Of death, Dumas said in 1870: "I shall tell her a story, and she will be kind to me.” That's a great quote, and probably what actually happened. The guy sure could tell an amazing story; this is the most fun I've had reading a novel in a long time. What beautiful melodrama!
Once I get my hands on the unabridged version and read it, I'll probably rate this book 6 stars. It was really clear that bits had been hacked out, sacrificing cohesion and a certain richness, when reading this god-accursed abridged version D:
Still, The Count is definitely one of the most epic fictional characters of all time, and Dumas is surely one of the greatest storytellers of all time. Of death, Dumas said in 1870: "I shall tell her a story, and she will be kind to me.” That's a great quote, and probably what actually happened. The guy sure could tell an amazing story; this is the most fun I've had reading a novel in a long time. What beautiful melodrama!