The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

1144 pages • first pub 1844 (editions) user-added

fiction classics historical literary adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
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On what slender threads do life and fortune hang. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he le...

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Community Reviews

4.31
based on 49,616 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 91%

mysterious: 59%

emotional: 54%

dark: 43%

tense: 38%

reflective: 34%

challenging: 30%

hopeful: 26%

sad: 25%

inspiring: 22%

funny: 12%

informative: 3%

lighthearted: 2%

relaxing: 2%

Pace

9% of readers chose fast
47% of readers chose medium
43% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

18% of readers chose Plot
58% of readers chose A mix
23% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

82% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

47% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

41% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
41% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

70% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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