Aneel reviewed The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written …
Review of 'The Count of Monte Cristo' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
The Stars My Destination made me want to read this. I read an abridged version as a kid.
This Penguin edition (no translator named) turned out to be abridged as well, but I don't think I missed much. The book started out very well, but after the focus shifted to Paris I found myself bored by all of the machinations. It was hard to care about the families or reputations of the villains.