Ken’s review of The Count of Monte Cristo > Likes and Comments

I read this book ages ago and remember very little of it. My rating was, more or less, guess work.

Lilo wrote: "I read this book ages ago and remember very little of it. My rating was, more or less, guess work."

Time for a revisit (in the name of rating accuracy and Lord Sandwich, if nothing else)!

Ken wrote: "Lilo wrote: "I read this book ages ago and remember very little of it. My rating was, more or less, guess work."

Time for a revisit (in the name of rating accuracy and Lord Sandwich, if nothing el..."

Oh, my! I am drowning in unread books I have already bought. No time for rereading anything any time soon.

Lilo wrote: "Ken wrote: "Lilo wrote: "I read this book ages ago and remember very little of it. My rating was, more or less, guess work."

Time for a revisit (in the name of rating accuracy and Lord Sandwich, i..."


I know the feeling, Lilo. Only I prefer to say "luxuriating" in unread books, as if they are all at my beck and call.

Ken wrote: "Lilo wrote: "Ken wrote: "Lilo wrote: "I read this book ages ago and remember very little of it. My rating was, more or less, guess work."

Time for a revisit (in the name of rating accuracy and Lor..."

What does "luxuriating" mean? Please help a poor ESL reader. :-)

Lilo wrote: What does "luxuriating" mean? Please help a poor ESL reader. :-)..."

Oh, the unread books are a luxury, as in an abundance of riches (because surely wonderful stories or poems await within their covers).

Ken wrote: "Lilo wrote: What does "luxuriating" mean? Please help a poor ESL reader. :-)..."

Oh, the unread books are a luxury, as in an abundance of riches (because surely wonderful stories or poems await wi..."

You are right. But what I need now is a trustworthy book that tells me how I can live to age 200, so that I can read all the wonderful books I still want to read--those already bought and those on my TBR list. :-)

Science fiction, then (in which we all get to 200 while aging backwards once we hit 100).

Always want to read this. I bought this edition and the size gives me heart palpitations. Is it that fast a read. I started it once and did not get very far. A good audio recommendations

It's been so-o-o-o long, Kerry. I do know most 19th-century books are slow out of the gate, but then they take off. I mean, if you like this kind of stuff. Maybe give it the 100-page test.

Ken wrote: "Science fiction, then (in which we all get to 200 while aging backwards once we hit 100)."

:-)

You’ve brilliantly conveyed the charm this book casts on its readers, in a few sentences! I agree with you 100% … it’s unputdownable!!

Kushagri wrote: "You’ve brilliantly conveyed the charm this book casts on its readers, in a few sentences! I agree with you 100% … it’s unputdownable!!"

You enjoyed it, too! Great!

I love this review, Ken. It sounds like a virtual feast that I’m looking forward to.

Lorna wrote: "I love this review, Ken. It sounds like a virtual feast that I’m looking forward to."

I'm at the point where I could read it again, I've forgotten so much. Except for the pickles.

The pickles, indeed!

Lorna wrote: "The pickles, indeed!"

Because most readers relish this book!

You are right Ken, Dumas is quite the writer. Page turning is his great attribute.

David wrote: "You are right Ken, Dumas is quite the writer. Page turning is his great attribute."

Plot, plot, plot!