The Count of Monte Cristo (Signet Classics)

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Wrongfully imprisoned for fourteen years, Edmond Dantes escapes to the island of Monte Cristo. What awaits him there is a fortune in gold-and a new identity with which to persue his revenge and redemption.

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ISBN13: 9780451529701
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Product details:

Item number (ASIN): 0451529707
Author: Alexandre Dumas
Creator: Roger Celestin, Introduction
Dewey Decimal Number: 843.7
Edition: Abridged
Format: Abridged
ISBN: 0451529707
Manufacturer: Signet Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 528
Package Dimensions: 150 x 410 x 670 (hundredths-inches)
Publication Date: April 5, 2005
Publisher: Signet Classics
Binding: Paperback

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Average Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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- One of the Greatest Classics
This book is one of the greatest novels of all time. I read the Signet classics abridged version of Count of Monte Cristo but have yet to read the unabridged version. Not knowing the difference between the abridged and unabridged, I found that the Signet abridged was fairly well done. There will be a few holes when you cut out about half of the book, but this abridgment didn't make it seem so obvious. I was drawn into the story from the beginning. The middle part of the story was a little slow, but the denouement was so suspenseful and compelling that it made me emotional. Everyone should read The Count of Monte Cristo once in their life.

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- Nothing like the actualy story
In the "actual Count of Monte Cristo" Dumas perfectly explains all of Dante's dilemmas and how he fixes them. In this book they just pick some chapters and piece them together. So what you get is bits and pieces of chapters (and you miss a bunch of veeeeeery important chapters. Read the actual story not this thrift store jigsaw puzzle abridged version. In this book they leave out important characters like Jacapo who helped dantes find the treasure (which isn't even mentioned in this version), Danglars just magically disappears towards the end of this book but in the real one he still is quite critical to the end. I never have liked abridged classics because you never get the whole story and this is no exception.

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- I can't believe I finished it.
I am not a type of person who reads 'classics' because I want to understand and appreciate fine literature. I have no intention of broadening my literary, historical or philosophical knowledge to impress other people so here is a review from a guy who just happen to read it because this book was on sale for $1 at the local library clearance. I read a lot. Most of books I read are popular paperbacks I see on best seller list. One day I was at the library and saw this thick book for a $1 and I thought I would give it a try. Even if I don't like it, I am out of a $1 so no big deal. I won't bore you with the story or the translation because that's not why you are reading these reviews on Amazon website. You are looking for a reason to pick up this yellowpage thick book that you already know the plot so allow me to give you several. Story in this book is not what you expect as it is much more detailed and insightful to the movies and young adult versions. Story is darker than what you expect so that's a good thing. Also, finding a good book about revenge is difficult enough so stick with a proven winner. Certain lines in this book adhere to your brain like it's been spread liberally with crazy glue. I sometimes write ".. now the God of Vengeance yields to me his power to punish the wicked." on my forearm whenever I have a business meeting with some jerk I cannot stand. Lines like this sticks to your head and it lingers like a noxious fart in public toilet. Let me leave you with this. After I finished this book, I bought Les Miserables, Brothers Karamazov and David Copperfield because I finally understood why people are so high on some of these so called 'classics'.

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- what the hell
are reviews for the great and wonderful novel by Dumas doing here under ths comic book? Shame on you Amazon for this ridiculous connection and false advertising. To quote John, Give Me a Break!

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- Revenge taken to new lengths
This is the quintessential book about revenge! Edmond Dantes has everything going for him - a promising career and the hand of the girl he loves. Yet things go disastrously wrong when he is set up - accused of being a Bonapartist he is sent to Chateau D'If...a prison on an island with no chance of release, and not even being told of what he is being charged. At first first it seems he will go mad, yet he is befriended by the Abbe Faria, who is thought to be mad. The Abbe teaches Edmond about a myriad of subjects, and informing him of a secret treasure. When the Abbe dies (14 years after Edmond's arrival at the prison), Edmond siezes the opportunity to escape and, after locating the treasure, sets out on a patient, complex, course for revenge against those who had ruined his life. Ever since I first read The Three Musketeers, I have been a fan of Alexandre Dumas, but never had a chance to read this book. I'm glad I finally had this opportunity as it's well worth the time, and I highly recommend reading The Count Of Monte Cristo.