Alexandre Dumas, Margaret Brantley, Mitsu Yamamoto, Robin Waterfield - The Count of Monte Cristo: Level Three

Pros: The story, characters, and moral

Cons: More people should read this book

The Bottom Line: The Count of Monte Cristo is a classic tale that established or was an early entry in the adventure novel genre. Well worth your time to read.

Review: The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas (1846)

"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them." Mark Twain

The Count of Monte Cristo is one of the great adventure...

Pros: Plot, characterization

Cons: Length?

Review: The Count of Monte Cristo is truly one of the greatest works of Dumas' time, and, quite possibly, of all time. He weaves history, philosophy, and general knowledge into a fabulous plot concerning the justice of revenge. The plot is engaging, and...

Pros: great plot, excellent storytelling, fantastic characters; a worthy classic

Cons: takes time to read; potentially confusing; writing style may not appeal to everyone

The Bottom Line: It's what every classic should be: a riproaring adventure with death at every turn, a beautiful woman at every crossroads, and a mysterious man behind every sword.

Review: Live and be happy, beloved children of my heart, and never forget that, until the day comes when God will deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is contained in these words: Wait and hope!

- from The Count of Monte...

Pros: Imaginative and engaging, this book remains a great read time after time.

Cons: Melodramatic, the length and complex style of writing can turn off some.

The Bottom Line: Some classics are classics for a reason. Dumas is as readable now as he was when he first wrote his novels.

Review: If revenge is a dish best served cold, then Alexandre Dumas must have been able to whip up a mean gazpacho as well. "The Count of Monte Cristo", along with "The Three Musketeers" helped propel the author into the air of Victor Hugo and Honroe de...

Pros: passionate, intriguing use of revenge, unpredictable

Cons: middle overlong, superficial conversations that seem to last forever

Review: Over the past few years I have been told by folks of all walks of life to read The Count of Monte Cristo. I figured with that span of people all appreciating the same form of literature, there had to be something to it. I am fascinated by...

Pros: Great plot, great characters, good for people hoping to read more classics

Cons: A bit to long at over 1000 pages.

The Bottom Line: For it's accessbility alone worth it.

Review: While I was in the U.K, I happened to hear about a nice bookstore named Blackwell s in Oxford. Having an endless love for literature, I decided to hop by and give it a try. Little did I know that m soul (and my wallet) would soon be sucked away by...

Pros: enchanting, passionate, elegant; clever character depictions

Cons: 500 pages long!; huge cast of characters; meandering writing at times

The Bottom Line: This is a good read for all ages, but plan to pull up some real estate and stay for a while...

Review: The Count of Monte Cristo is an intriguing story replete with allegories, parallelisms, opulent imagery, clever characters depictions and few moments of inaction. At once, we are swept into the world of Edmond Dantes, an idealistic, young sailor who...

Pros: Genius story, thrilling plot

Cons: Language can be difficult, TONS of characters and subplots to remember

The Bottom Line: I recommend reading this with a group, or at least a smart friend so that you can discuss.

Review:

How does one review a classic? Especially one so noteworthy as to have demanded the creation of 11 or more film variations, numerous adaptations, and even television series? I long avoided reading this novel due mainly to it s daunting size, and...

Pros: A Perfect Book. Classic tale of boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets revenge.

Cons: I don't understand the question

The Bottom Line: I have never recommended this book to anyone who didn't absolutely love it.

Review: I grew up in a very educated household. My father has a collection of classic literature that would make even the most well read person envious. Bed time stories were Mark Twain novels, and Louis Carroll stories, we didn't fall asleep to Dr. Seuss...

Pros: Engaging and Suspenseful

Cons: None

Review: The Count of Monte Cristo is one of those books that I picked up at the local bookstore, simply because I try to read all of the Classics. I brought it home and began reading, I did not set the book down until I was finished, which took longer than...