The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration.

Published by Barnes & Noble, Inc., New York.

isbn: 978-1-4351-3211-5.WorldCat entry

My thoughts on The Count of Monte Cristo

I adored this book. Absolutely relished reading every word and felt a definite sense of melancholy when I finished the book, simply because I’d finished the book. I loved the style of the prose as much as the story itself.

Of course the story is a long epic tale, but I found it thrilling, even in the slower sections. It was pretty obvious where some of the plot strands were winding, but others left me surprised, delighted and satisfied. Our hero sometimes has skills and powers that border on the supernatural, much like The Three Musketeers. However, in a story such as this I found those aspects fun, interesting and it made for some perfect escapism as I travelled back in time to early 19th century Paris to witness the villains get their comeuppance.