(warning: very mild spoilers)
I’m only 20 yo btw, but I’ve been reading proper classics for years now.
I genuinely do not remember the last time I had this much fun with a book. Just finished chapter 18 and the nearly-200 pages felt like 20. How does Dumas write such a complex intertwined story so effortlessly? HOW?
Every single chapter has a goddamn mind-blowing plot twist that makes it impossible to put the book down.
I’ve just read Abbe Farian revealing the burnt secret will to Dantes – it made me feel like a kid again when I was reading Jules Verne’s “In Search of the Castaways” where the crew tries to piece together the message in a bottle they find.
I have a LOT of this novel left to read, obviously, but if the rest of it is as good as the first 18 chapters, especially the ending which I have heard many great things about, I am forever a devout A. Dumas fanboy.
And I’m mad at myself that it took me this long to pick this book up.
by joltl111
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Written, republished and waiting on the shelf….
The size of the book is intimidating to most people. There’s also the fact that the most common English translation is rather dense and archaic compared to the modern Robin Buss translation.
>Every single chapter has a goddamn mind-blowing plot twist that makes it impossible to put the book down.
That’s the intention and the beauty of Dumas’ works. The book was published a chapter at a time over several years. Action is high to keep readers hooked. You’ll notice there are multiple points where a character explains backstory to another, which help a lot with keeping up with the story.
It is worth the read, A lot of complexity and I think that you will end the story with a insight about things that you may not have thought of before.