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12-13-2008, 09:57 PM | #33 |
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Well, at barely .35 completion, I am enjoying the CMC so much more than I did some 45 (approx.) years ago. It's actually more enjoyable now. My viewpoint has changed somewhat, I guess there is something to say for maturity.
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I am making my way through this slowly. I can certainly see why the abridged versions are popular!
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1/3 here
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I agree. In the worst case scenario, I might decide to skip something. But it is going to be my decision. I decide what is important and what is not. Not some average Joe editor who is doing it according to his own taste. Tastes differ.
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12-14-2008, 10:01 AM | #38 |
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I actually do agree with you - I prefer to do my own mental abridging as I read, that way I know what I'm missing!
And, of course, as I don't plan on reading an abridged version, I have no way of knowing if the bits I think should be pruned are the bits that are pruned. But I can see why some people would prefer to have that work pre-done for them. |
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OK, I need some help. I am really confused. In Chapter 44 Bertuccio tells Monte Cristo the story of his vendetta against Villefort and he kills Villefort in the garden of the house at Auteuil.
Then in Chapter 47 Ali stops the speeding carriage saving the life of Madame de Villefort and her son leading M. de Villefort to visit Monte Cristo in Chapter 48. What have I misunderstood? BTW, the version I am reading is Harry's downloaded from Mobile Read. I am loving this book!!!! |
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He didn't really kill him. Read on - it will be explained!
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Thanks Harry. I don't feel like quite as much of a 'lunkhead' now!!!
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No problem. I remember being confused by it too when I first read the book .
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12-29-2008, 11:56 AM | #43 |
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I'm kind of bummed I missed this...
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The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my most favourite books. I love that book so much, I've read the book in paper form several times and in electronic form even more often. I generally read it at least once a year, and often won't be able to put the book away (or PDA, in my case). So, I generally finish it within the month, with ease...
Why I do love this book? It has so many emotional moments, without becoming drama. I think Dumas was a master in creating great opposites. First, Edmond is the happiest person alive, and then he's thrown in prison for 14 years. But it's not all bad, as he meets Faria, who becomes like a second father to him. Slowly, but surely, his level of happiness grows again. Only to turn to pure hatred when he finds out who did this to him. When he's in Paris, he is the coldest person alive (as in emotionally), but those flashes of warmth we see (when he meets Maximilian) are such an opposite to this, and I always have tears in my eyes when he finally admits he's Edmond Dantes, who saved Monsieur Morrel those years earlier. Compare that scene to the one where he confronts Ferdinand. I always feel spent after reading that book, and often I just want to start reading it again, immediately after. |
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