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So I reread The Count of Monte Cristo and holy hell I enjoyed it. It was a required book in like 9th grade and I didn't like it. Just started college and decided to read it again.

Anyone else done this?
Also what do you think of The Count of Monte Cristo?

Also I'm fairly certain I saw some poster in demotivational form about the the book that listed all the shit Edmond did to get revenge. Anybody have that?

>> No.2031349

>>2031344
I actually enjoyed The Count of Monte Cristo, although I never read it in high school.
I will agree though taht things I hated in high school due to 'forced reading' was actually okay once I left. I guess I just didn't like the way schools did things.

>> No.2031353

>>2031349

Pretty much this, also the Villefort chapters were easily the best. Also BEST.NOVEl.EVER!!!

>> No.2031356

WHATEVER YOU DO

DO NOT READ THE THREE MUSKETEERS IF YOU PLAN ON FINISHING THE WHOLE SERIES

>> No.2031367

>>2031356

It's a series?

I plan to read The Man In The Iron Mask as my next Dumas novel later in the year. Decent second novel to read by Dumas?

>> No.2031370

>>2031356
What does the three musketeers have to do with it? And are there more Monte Cristo books or did I interpret that wrong?

>> No.2031378

>>2031370

i've only read Monte Cristo, but i've heard he makes connections throughout his entire works.

>> No.2031382

>>2031367
WELL THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK IS 5/6TH BOOK OF THE D'ARTAGNAN ROMANCES, BEGINNING WITH THE THREE MUSKETEERS

>>2031370
SAME AUTHOR, BOTH HAVE SWASHBUCKLING ETC

>> No.2031491

>>2031382
Thanks

>> No.2031500

>>2031344

Can't say anything about The Count of Monte Cristo, since I haven't read it yet.

When I was in school (age somewhere between 14 and 16) we had to read the first part of Goehte's Faust. At that time it was kinda ok, but not interesting. So I didn't hate it, but also didn't like it.

Reread it a while ago and I really thought it was awesome. I also noticed, that I liked a lot of things about it, that I disliked before.

btw. I am German

>> No.2031539

>>2031500

What would say is the best translation of Faust? i've been wanting to read it for years.

>> No.2031559

>>2031539

Sorry man, only read the original German version, so no idea about translations unfortunately