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Originally Posted by astrangerhere
Since my last post I have completed:
This morning, I embarked on the 50+ hour audiobook of The Count of Monte Cristo.
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And I am finished!
It is clear that this, much like Dickens, was written as a serial, and likely paid by the word. There were numerous twists and turns, larger than life characters, and repetitive themes that would have played well in a weekly newspaper.
Next up - Chris Brookmyre's
Places in the Darkness on my Kobo and Kyung-Sook Shin's
Please Look After Mom via audio.