The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (Epub)

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Alexandre Dumas ( 1802 – 1870 ) is one of the most famous French writers in history. Among the classics Dumas wrote are The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, and The Man in the Iron Mask, all of which became popular movies. Edmund Dants remains one of the most famous characters in all of literature in the classic tale of hope and vengeance.A table of contents is included.

User’s Reviews

Review ”Dumas was… a summit of art. Nobody ever could, or did, or will improve upon Dumas’s romances and plays.” –George Bernard Shaw”(Audiobook narrator) John Lee imbues this classic with exactly the right balance of solemnity and compassion. His light accents for characters of various nationalities give them individual personalities without overdoing them in the slightest. Lee works with Dumas’s text to give each character complexity and emotion. The listener regrets the stor’s end, wishing to live with Edmund and his adventures just a little longer.” –AudioFile”Popular writers of contemporary action thrillers owe a debt of gratitude to Dumas, whose famous early-nineteenth-century protagonist, Edmond Dantés, is a loner and a vigilante, single-mindedly bent on redressing wrong and infinitely capable of achieving that end, no matter how extreme or wildly improbable the means. From the first page of the novel, Dumas separates the ‘good guys’ from the bad and pulls the reader into the drama, squarely on Edmond’s side . . . (audiobook narrator) Lee’s deep muscular voice works well for this swashbuckler . . . his reading is highly expressive, his pace brisk, his tone rich with foreboding.” –Kliatt –This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. From the Inside Flap Set against the turbulent years of the Napoleonic era, Alexandre Dumas’s thrilling adventure story is one of the most widely read romantic novels of all time. In it the dashing young hero, Edmond Dantes, is betrayed by his enemies and thrown into a secret dungeon in the Chateau d’If — doomed to spend his life in a dank prison cell. The story of his long, intolerable years in captivity, his miraculous escape, and his carefully wrought revenge creates a dramatic tale of mystery and intrigue and paints a vision of France — a dazzling, dueling, exuberant France — that has become immortal. –This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

Reviews from Amazon users, collected at the time the book is getting published on UniedVRG. It can be related to shiping or paper quality instead of the book content:

⭐ THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO is an amazing story! This Kindle Edition translation of this book is so bad that it’s comical. It’s got so many mistakes, it takes a translator to understand the translation! It’s like whoever translated it didn’t speak English or it was translated by a computer.Here are a couple of my favorite “translations” from French to English:PRICEY – as in “Hello my pricey Father”…word that should have been used: TREASUREDUNITED STATES OF AMERICA or USA as in “I’m having a party at my United States of America home in the South of France.”…word that should have been used: COUNTRYCANDY – as in “She had such a candy face.”…word that should have been used: SWEETHOMOSEXUAL – “All of the ladies at the party were happy and homosexual.”….word that should have been used: GAYINTERNATIONAL – “What in the international is going on?”…word that should have been used: WORLDPHOTOGRAPH – “Why do you photograph such a gloomy future.”…word that should have been used: PICTUREDOMESTIC – “Welcome to my domestic”…word that should have been used: HOME…and so many more!Once again…so BAD! Penguin Reader should be embarrassed!…but, if you are up for a challenge and possibly a laugh…go for it.

⭐ I love this book. It is a masterpiece of writing and I wanted a copy I could read any time I wanted. However, the Kindle edition has so many errors that it is unreadable. Every page has words running together, and it makes for a huge headache to get through even 2 pages. I couldn’t read it due to these issues. I’m very glad I only spent $1.99 on it, but I wish I had spent nothing. A very poorly edited kindle edition.

⭐ The guy who reads this reads like English is his second language. He has a low voice, which is fine, except that it comes across as garbled when listening to this audiobook in the car. The biggest issue is the speed at which he reads. He will read a few words at a normal rate, then it almost sounds like the audio chokes. Stop, start, stop, start. It’s awful. I listened to the first 18 minutes in my car and realized I had no idea what was going on in the story. It’s extremely difficult to capture your focus when the audio is so choppy and the frequency is so low. Even speeding up the book doesn’t help.Additionally, this guy has terrible accents. He tries to give different voices to the different characters and it really just sounds like he’s having a stroke.

⭐ This book is a vibrant blue that really stands out on the bookshelf. It is even better than the picture gives justice. I am attaching pictures in hopes to show other viewers how great it looks!

⭐ If you have seen the movie but not yet read this classic, you’ll be shocked at how much liberty was taken with the story from it’s original tale. Enjoy them both, but keep them separate. They’re very different! Our fair Count is both darker and more deeply compassionate than the on screen version. Having seen and enjoyed the movie, I decided to read the original…quickly realized they were not the same, and rather than be disappointed, I found myself excited to read a new and more complex story.If I had read this and then seen the movie, I’m certain my enjoyment of it would have been ruined due to the knowledge of the original story; I’m glad it was the other way around as it was easier to rid my mind early of the on-screen imagery and get lost in this elaborate tale of the true Count of Monte Cristo.

⭐ I struggled to give this one 4 stars, but there it is. Honestly, this book was one epic tale. Long and at times harrowing and gripping, but mostly just long and probably could have been condensed a fair bit, which would have improved it greatly.I didn’t start skimming until the last 5%, after all the long plots of revenge had come to a tumultuous head. At face value, this revenge story seems like one I’ve seen before in countless Hollywood action films where the hero gets stabbed in the back and thrown to the wolves, only to return leading the pack. Yet, it’s not quite that way. This story really had a stark level of uniqueness to it, especially some of those prison scenes. Without any excessive torture or horror shots, Dumas captured Dantes’ terrible situation in gripping detail. I really have to hand it to him again.Yet, that being said, I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to recommend this book to anyone. It’s a long journey, not to be taken lightly, and the payoff is bitter sweet at best. It leaves you wondering at what point does revenge turn a hero into a villain.

⭐ Chock full of great observations about people and culture, eminently quotable passages, and truly wonderful use of language. A good story told in a very entertaining fashion. It runs a bit long and spends a good deal of time on aspects that seem, at times, somewhat superfluous (such as often mentioning how much money the characters make or how much they are worth). In the end, that’s a price paid quite willingly for the pleasure of Dumas’ prose, a few examples of which follow for good measure.”He has not been so brave today as he was yesterday.””I have only two adversaries- I will not say two conquerors, for with perseverance I subdue even them- they are time and distance.””I confess I am not very desirous of a visit from the commissary of police, for, in Italy, justice is only paid when silent- in France, she is paid only when she speaks.””Why, what has happened to you? -are you going to make me ring a second time for the carriage?” asked Monte Cristo, in the same tone that Louis XIV. pronounced the famous, “I have been almost obliged to wait.””Punctuality,” said Monte Cristo, “is the politeness of kings[.]””Your excellency knows that it is not customary to defend yourself when attacked by bandits.”

⭐ I am so glad that I decided to read this book. It was referred to a number of times in a series of books that I thoroughly enjoyed so I decided to read it for myself and I can’t even begin to express how happy I am that I did.It has so much to offer! Adventure, romance, vengeance, action, suspence (oh the suspense!).I’m sorry that it’s ended but am very pleased with how all of the loose ends were tied.Some of that old English is a challenge for me to understand but the majority of the time I felt more than confident in my comprehending what I read.The books length can be a little daunting but once you let yourself be carried away by the storyline, you’ll never want it to end.10 out of 10 would recommend AND will most likely read again!

⭐ I purchased the Hardcover version of the book after seeing the pictures of the vibrant blue hardcover version posted by a customer. Unfortunately, the book sold is not the same as in the review. The hardcover book that I received is a poorly made version, published by some independent publisher. The font is so tiny that you need a magnifying glass to read this book. This book does not even have a Title page or Table of contents or copyright/publisher details page. Worst format for a classic book. Amazon should stop selling this.

⭐ A masterfully and brilliantly crafted book everyone should read. It exploits the horrors money, greed, jealousy and power can cause and makes me want to be a better person myself. The story flows beautifully from beginning to end and kept me on the edge of my seat throughout.The wise benevolence and providence created a few emotional moments for me as I found myself overcome by tears. I marveled at the ingenuity the author orchestrated such as the breathtaking escape from Chateau d’If which was nothing less than magnificent.I also loved the way the Count slowly, persistently, and methodically manipulated people and situations to achieve his goal. Composed at all times, he was never rattled or engaged in any anger or physical violence while seeking justice and revenge. Instead he calmly, pleasantly and blatantly planted seeds resulting in the implosive demise and ruination of the conspirators.The Count’s eventual revelation of his true identity was cleverly unveiled leaving no doubts in my mind that this is the greatest story ever told.

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