I am utterly speechless…

Vengeance is mine saith the Lord Edmond DantesEdmond Dantes is teeming with promise and hope. He is a popular and kind young man—he has recently been promoted, and he is about to marry the woman of his dreams when a false accusation causes his world to come to a crashing halt. Trapped in a dungeon, locked in the depths of despair and isolation, Edmond befriends a fellow prisoner. Under the tutelage of Abbe Faria, Edmond taps his intellectual potential and discovers a hidden treasure. Will Edmo...

welcome to THE COUNT OF MONT-MAY CRISTO.join me as i spend may reading this impossibly lengthy book. i invented project long classics to make intimidating works of literature more approachable by reading them section by section, i'll have to read 4 chapters of this a day even if i take the month, so.is it physically possible to read a book that's 1,276 pages long? asking for a friend.it doesn't matter. this was selected for a substack post in which i let you guys choose what i read, so you clear...

منذ صباك ستنجذب له مهما كنت تراه مبتذلا..هل تساءلت ابدا لماذا؟ لان بداخل كل منا ادموند و الكونت معا..كل منا تتبلور شخصيته الأصلية قبل العشرين ثم تسحقك الدنيا بكل الأشكال ..لتنبعث شخصيتك الأخرى من الرماد من بين 36حبكة درامية تستهويني حبكة الانتقام..منذ البداية نشات علاقة توحد غريبة بين فتاة في سن19من الشرق تنتمي لنهاية القرن العشرين..وفتى في سن 19 من الغرب ينتمي لمطلع القرن 19..لا يجمع بيننا الا سن19 و لكن فيما بعد فهمت!! ا ففي فترة ما من حياتك ستجد إنك سجين لشيء ما لمدة 14او 11سنة انت الاخر..سج...

Reread of one of my favorites for March of the Mammoths! My old review is below from back in the day when I actually liked to review! 5 Stars! ALL THE FREAKING FEELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I never in a million years would have thought I would love this book! I never thought I would like something like this book. I never thought I would fall in love with Dantes! I never thought I would have so much anger, sadness, despair and happiness in this book! I never thought, ...

Picture this: you are nineteen years old with your whole life ahead of you. You've just been offered the job of your dreams. And you're about to marry the person you've loved since childhood. When, suddenly, a couple of jealous men decide to frame you as a Bonapartist (a crime which was punished by death or life imprisonment) and have you sent away to rot in an island prison. I think it's fair to say you'd be feeling a touch bitter about the whole ordeal.This is what happens to the young Edmond ...

you know the classic question ‘if you were stranded on a deserted island, which book(s) would you want to have?’ well, TCOMC is my answer. without a doubt. not only would the 1,000+ pages (which are full of the most masterfully crafted and deceptively clever plotlines known to humanity) provide hours upon hours of entertainment, but it would also be a massive inspiration to search for hidden treasure. i am living for a reality where i sit on my hoard of wealth, plan the ultimate revenge against ...

Revenge is a dish best served cold. And unabridged. And translated from the French by Robin Buss.The greatness of this book can be illustrated by the following simple equations:( + ) < Whereas, the majesty of the Count of Counting added to the deliciousness of a Monte Cristo sandwich from Bennigans still does not overmatch the inherent kickass value of the Dumas novel [which is, it can therefore be said, greater than the sum of its parts, both obsessive-compulsive (The Count) and ...

Why did no one tell me about this book? I mean seriously, I was about a hundred pages in and I wanted to go find my freshman high school English teacher and inflict terrible, intricate revenge on her for depriving me of a great book. I figured first I could assume a new identity, perhaps insinuating myself into her life. I'd make her trust me and put all her faith in me, and then I would UTTERLY CRUSH HER!!! MWAH-HA-HA-HA!!!!Seriously, this was an awesome book. I am not a big fan of the Classics...

** Spoiler alert**First, make sure you find a copy that is unabridged. Most editions in English ARE abridged, but usually don't say they are. Not sure if this Penguin edition is, it's not the one i read. Readers generally think of this as a tale of revenge. For me, it was much deeper. I'm not a religious person at all, but for me this is a book that makes you question the existence of God or a god. Edmond Dantes is without flaw, a truly good person, and his life is ruined because a) others envy ...