When I finished reading the last page, I closed the book and just sat there for some time. Any book that just leaves you thinking, or reminiscing on the story you just read are my favorites, and I think this one may be at the top of the list.
In my opinion, this book is a masterpiece. A saga that takes us from Marseille, to Château d’If, to Rome, and to Paris. A saga that contains love, greed, death, despair, adventure, wit, revenge, change… need I go on? A saga that introduces us to complex characters… Mercédès, Caderousse, Fernand, Villefort, Noirtier, Danglars, Abbé Faria, Luigi Vampa, Haydèe, Franz, Albert, Morrell… their own stories that were entertaining in themselves. As for Edmond himself, I was in awe of the intricacies of his schemes for revenge that played out over hundreds of pages that I could not even begin to guess where they would go next. I found myself rushing towards the end and when I got there I wanted more.
Dumas has become one of my favorite authors in the process and I plan on reading more of his work.
For those of you have not read it, I highly recommend it. And for those of you have, wait and hope.
by prodigy747