Submitted by RudionRaskolnikov t3_10ysbam in books
This book was quite a long one, but at no point was I feeling that I should quite reading, unlike most other long books.
My favorite two characters were Abbe Faria and Edmond(or rather the count to monte cristo after the the time skip). Which is because of my tendency to like and respect polymaths. Also the suave demeanour of the Count and the wisdom and kindness of the Abbe are quite something.
But by far the best parts were the revenge... Oh the revenge. That was quite something.
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Fernand Mondego, or the Comte de Morcef. Fantastic, I loved the whole thing that happened to this dude, good for Haidee, good for Edmond. Little sad for Mercedes.
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Baron Danglars, oh how I hated that guy. He got what he deserved, fantastic. FANTASTIC.
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Monsieur de Villfort. Now this guys thing was quite tragic, I felt bad for him. And even more for Valentine and Monsieur Noirtier. In my opinion, this dude was the least guilty of the three although still guilty but got delt the worst hand out of the three, even if it wasn't by Monte Cristo but by Providence as the author always like to say.
This was such a fantastic read and my first french classic.
I want more, what other good french classics can I read and what are some other good french authors.
I plan to read Les Miserables next and then maybe pick up 3 musketeers another one of Dumas' works