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0 pointsnumber65y ago0 comments

Never got Monte Christo. I only read half of it. Yeah these guys crossed this dude and sure he can have his revenge but it's like reading about Jeff Bezos picking on his school bullies.

What did I miss in this book?

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tomduncalf5y ago· 1 in thread

For me it was a combination of the scale of what he was getting revenge for - not just “crossed this dude” but ruined his entire life as he knew it - and that regardless of the overarching plot, it is a very well written book. Personally, I’m a fan of long books that suck you into their world, even if the story itself isn’t incredible - I’m the same with music, I tend to like slow evolving techno and ambient - I’m more interested in the atmosphere than the narrative/drama!

number6OP5y ago

The book is extremely well written but also extremely boring. There is one who is a real opposition to Monte Christo. All you do is watch him ruin the life's of his opponents in return.

In the end Monte Christo profited from being locked up. This doesn't justify the act of his opponents but what he does is basically the same and no one notices him or is a serious threat to him. Well as far as I read.

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