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Originally Posted by boydcarts
"The Count of Monte Cristo" is smacking me around a bit right now. I'm about half way in, but I'm finding some of the side excursions wearing on my patience. I almost quit during the bit during "carnival", and I just finished an entire chapter devoted to poisons that almost killed my interest in the book.
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I would encourage you to stick with it - it's a great book, my favorite Dumas after The Three Musketeers.
The ending will surprise you - *every* dramatic adaption gets the ending wrong. The Hollywood types don't get it - it's not the romantic ending they expect, but it's the right one.