The count of monte cristo timeline5/5/2023 The first part covers a span of almost fifteen years, fourteen of which are from Dantès’ time in the island prison of Chateau d’If. I think they were only thinking about themselves and didn’t think about the consequences, like, you’re sending him to prison, ok, he’ll probably leave someday, but what about his family, the people who love him? And they don’t seem afraid of Dantès leaving prison and coming after them. …but Dantès cannot stay in prison for ever one day he will come out, and on that day, woe betide the one who put him there! The Count of Monte Cristo, pg 37īut they did it anyway. That their very act will come back and haunt them in the future. What I found fascinating was that while Danglars was giving Fernand the idea, he knew that doing something this cruel to a young man would invoke feelings of revenge. There were so many acts in these 200 pages that spoke to how, as humans, we can be happy for others, but at the same time, if given the tools, not think twice to ruin that same person. What they do is pretty much like killing him, because no one hears from him in a long time, until now 14 years.Ī post shared by Kriti first part of The Count of Monte Cristo is a tale about selfishness and self-preservation. No, they are not going to kill him… just get him out of the scene so that his good luck can no longer mean their bad luck. While good fortune shines on Dantès, dark clouds start to gather as these self-centred people hatch a plan to get rid of Dantès altogether. There is also Fernand who is in love with Mercedes, the girl that Dantès is going to marry. There are a number of people who are jealous of young Dantès – there is Danglars who does not get along with him and wants to be the captain of the vessel that Dantès might command in the near future. On the way, his captain passed away and his dying wish charged Dantès with the mission to deliver a letter to someone in Paris. He has just returned to Marseille from a long voyage. We meet Dantès who is a nineteen year old sailor. ![]() The first pages were a bit slow, but once you get into the story it flows better. I was happy to see that it isn’t a hard read (I tried to read Anna Karenina and just couldn’t). I don’t think I’ve ever read something this long (except for The Cairo trilogy, which was three books in one). The first part, consisting of 21 chapters is full of action, fleshing out the key players in the story through events that will have massive repercussions in the characters’ lives. In most longer works (non-classics) that I have read, I find at least the first quarter of the book to be a slow start but that is not the case with this book. The Count of Monte Cristo: Goodreads LinkĬontent Notes: Depictions of death, injustice, illness and living in destitute conditions.įor a 1200 page novel, I am finding The Count of Monte Cristo to be a unique read. Use the Goodreads link below to learn more about the book as a whole. The discussion does give an idea about where the story is going with minimum spoilers. Since this is not a regular discussion (we still have about 1000 pages to go in the book!), I’m not including the synopsis. My edition is the one translated by Robin Buss. We have not touched on the language aspect in this first part of the book discussion, but I plan to bring it up when we finish the book. ![]() I am reading this book with my bookstagram friend, Kelly, who is actually reading it in Potuguese. So far, as I am reading this, I am telling him the story line and at the end of Part 1, he says I am 30 min into the movie. ![]() The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is a well known book, though the reason Clinton got it for me on my birthday last year was because he loves the latest movie adaptation. After doing multiple buddy reads with Ariel, this is the first time when I am reading a classic with a friend. I find that longer books are best read with a companion and a pen and paper. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
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