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Count of Monte Cristo: Abridged
Count of Monte Cristo: Abridged | Alexandre Dumas
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The Count of Monte Cristo is one of the great thrillers of all time. In 1853 William Thackeray wrote to a friend: 'began to read Monte Cristo at six one morning and never stopped till eleven at night.'. Falsely accused of treason, the young sailor Edmund Dantes is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of the Chateau d'If. After staging a dramatic escape, he sets out to discover the fabulous treasure of Monte Cristo and catch up with his enemies. A novel of enormous tension and excitement, Monte Cristo is also a tale of obsession and revenge. Believing himself to be an 'Angel of Providence', Dantes pursues his vengeance to the bitter end, only then realizing that he himself is a victim of fate.
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I'm done!! 🎉🎉 All 47+ hours of it.
Did I like it? 🤔 Enough to keep listening, I guess. It is the ultimate revenge story. And there's no shortage of over the top drama.
I think I would have loved it more in my late teens, early twenties before my taste for melodrama got blunted. It would have swept me away then.
Still, it feels like an accomplishment! But it will be a looong while (if ever) before I read more Dumas

Cathythoughts Well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
BarbaraBB Did you listen to it on LibriVox? 6y
Sarah83 Great job 🤩 6y
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readordierachel You did it! 🎉🎉 6y
IamIamIam YAY!!! 6y
sarahbarnes Woot! 😄 6y
Theaelizabet An accomplishment! 6y
merelybookish @BarbaraBB No, on Hoopla. It was the Blackstone Audio edition. 6y
Liz_M I enjoyed this, but was happy to reading a paper book so I could skin the boring bits 😁
ETA: Congrats on listening to such a monumental book!
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erzascarletbookgasm 👏 Yay! 6y
batsy Nice! I've yet to read a single Dumas 😁 6y
merelybookish @Liz_M Thanks! I had a paper copy as well but found it hard to read. Audio was easier, although I did drift occasionally while listening. 🙂 6y
merelybookish @batsy Don't look to me for encouragement. 😏 6y
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Mr.Derk
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Outstanding. By far my favorite read (For Now). A must have in every library!!

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Lwiesman

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What chapter are you on? Just saw this readalong. Are you reading the unabridged version?

Sace Just started this month. I just finished chapter 24. We're trying to read four chapters a day. They are short chapters. I'm behind. 😂 We would love to have you join us. It's really low key. 7y
Lwiesman @RestlessFickleBookSlut okay good. I just started chapter 28 so I‘m a little ahead! 7y
HannaPolkadots Yay - join us! I think I finished ch 31 today 😉 7y
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