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Is this worth reading 1200 pages?

>> No.21907095

Just listen to the audiobook, old man

>> No.21907096

>>21907084
NO get the abridged version. It was written as a serial and he got paid by the word. The unabridged is needlessly wordy for this reason.

>> No.21907107

>>21907096
Did you read the whole thing?

>> No.21907117

>>21907095
this, the book (unabridged) is perfect for the audiobook format

>> No.21907133

>>21907117
>>21907095
I moreso meant "is this worth the time investment"
I dont mind that its long. An audiobook would be just as much as an investment

>> No.21907159

>>21907133
you can listen to an audiobook while driving, walking, on a crowded train etc. where you couldn't read normally so it's less of an investment to me; I'd pretty much never sit down in a quiet room and just listen to an audiobook
anyway it's a fun and satisfying adventure book, it won't amaze you with philosophy, it's just a long plotting ride setting up big emotional payoffs

>> No.21907307

I read the whole unabridged book, and after he escapes the prison and sets up his plan, he starts introducing so many characters that you never give a fuck about. The story between Valentine and Maximilien is the worst and most boring it gets. The middle is a slog. It picks back up again when he remembered that he was writing a revenge story.

>> No.21907323 [DELETED] 

>>21907117
>oh no the introduction spoiled the heckin plot!

>> No.21907326

>>21907133
Just fucking read it and continue as long as you enjoy it. You’ve wasted more time getting strangers to validate what you read than if you just read the fucking book. I hate you and I hate what the internet has done to literature.

>> No.21907328

>>21907326
m8 I was taking a shit and decided to post a thread. retard.

>> No.21907338

>>21907328
You could have generated interesting discussion but instead you need someone to tell you what to read.

>> No.21907350

yeah its a good book, kinda flies by as its engaging

>> No.21907538

>Alexander Dumbass

>> No.21907768

>>21907096
>>21907307
Don't listen to these two fags, OP. The unabridged version of the book is great and every single word is worth it.

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>>21907328
Point still stands. It's one of the few classics, so if you are truly interested in reading as a whole, there is no "worth reading" unless you are a pseud

>> No.21909357

>>21907328
you could be reading on the toilet

>> No.21909405

>>21907084
No. Get the abridged. I read the unabridged and his prose do not warrant that slog. The only memorable points in the book was the beginning. Him in prison with Abby and then every other plot point that would already be in the abridged version.

>> No.21909417

>>21907307
Yep. A massive portion of this book is not interesting at all

>> No.21909418

>>21907768
Unabridged a slog. Do not cuck yourself. I made that mistake a few years ago and looking back I always wish I would have just read the abridged. His prose are not bad but they aren’t that good.

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>>21909405
>>21909417
>>21909418
Do not listen to these reddit philistines. Capeshit is more your ally, niggers.

>> No.21909527

>>21907084
Depends on how big the letters are

>> No.21909534

>>21909427
Dumas is literally children's lit my man

>> No.21909557

>>21909427
Count of Monte Cristo is mediocre. Of course, it stands far above most slop, but compared to proper literature it is utterly unimpressive. You could go your whole life without reading it and there would be no loss on your part.

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>>21909534
100% a poseur. I bet your favourite book is some pseud trash by Pynchon or Wallace.

>> No.21909707

>>21907096
THIS. I cannot stress enough that this book is absolutely BOGGED down. It's a cool concept right? Guy about to marry his sweetheart, is arrested, meets a dude who tells him about treasure, escapes, finds the treasure, and then goes out to seek his vengeance. I read the whole thing and I HATED every moment of it