/lit/ - Literature

> mfw when no one has read this

>>1073626
> mfw I say "mfw when"

>>1073626

There's a CoMC or Dumas thread pretty much every single fucking day, that's why you're being ignored.

because the story is really good.

It's a grand story beautifully told. The pacing is good, the main characters are vivid, and the author manages to keep the good stuff coming right up to the final line.

Fact that I have seen the movie many times is a factor which discourages me from reading it. The movie was really dope btw

What do I think is so great about it?

Apart from probably being the best book I've ever read and being the ultimate revenge story it's got an island full of treasure, a seriously badass protagonist, magnificent bastard villains and runaway lesbians.

For over 1000+ pages, it never stops being exciting, one thing happens after another, and once you've finished the last page and start reflecting on what you've just read, well, icame.jpg.

>>1073626

Dumas is one of my favourite authors, yet I haven't seen a single thread about him while I've been browsing /lit/.

>>1073684
>Dumas is one of my favourite authors, yet I haven't seen a single thread about him while I've been browsing /lit/.

How long have you been on here, 20 minutes? Lurk moar.

Philosophical and quiant adventure book. Best adventure book i've ever read. It makes me sad that there's only one like it.

is that a picture of your copy OP? im about 600 pages into that translation, and i have to say the updated language (it was translated in 1996) really makes it more accessible.

my only problem is that its a little drawn out, but that's to be expected when its from the episodic-writing-a-chapter-to-live-for-a-month era of european lit.

OP here: thanks, everyone.

>>1073657
I've seen Count mentioned as a favorite book on /lit/, but don't recall seeing anyone give reasons for liking it. I think I'd have to agree with >>1073664 and >>1073684 that pacing is key...just enough dialogue, just enough action, and the scenes & chapters are relatively short without seeming choppy.


>>1073705
Yep, that's my copy, and the translation is quite readable. I compared the first page to an older abridged version I have, and it wasn't much different, but perhaps I just didn't stick with it long enough to find the difference.

I do remember the translation of The Three Musketeers that I read as a kid was in really archaic, convoluted English, which almost made me quit reading it.

i think its because he writes such fascinating characters and because he has the ability to make them become real to you. you WANT things to work out, and you get just as caught up in their stories as if it was your life instead of fiction. the count of monte cristo and the three musketeers are two of my most favorite books. i also recommend "the knight of maison-rouge," "the last cavalier," and "twenty years after." enjoy!

>>1074745
yah but the counterpart of this is that his books are essentially thrillers

thrillers that are incredibly stylistically sound, with excellent prose, but thrillers none the less

>>1073443

Its like a really good tv series because it was serialized

The count had a fucking great ending. See you in thousands of pages

I made a thread about this today too but yours came first.

I can't tell you just how much I enjoyed this book! I don't know if I'd call it a favorite, but it's definitely one of the most enjoyable and fun things I have ever read.