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Listopia > James's votes on the list Greatest stories of Revenge (12 Books)
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The Count of Monte Cristo
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"The best revenge story ever told."
James
rated it 5 stars
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Dune (Dune #1)
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"Anyone who uses giant worms and atomic weapons to extract revenge is pretty serious.
James
rated it 5 stars
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Scaramouche (Scaramouche, #1)
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"If he would have actually killed his father in the end this might have been the best revenge story ever."
James
rated it 4 stars
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Frankenstein
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"You either love or hate this book but you can't deny the monster's revenge on his creator is about as complete as you can get."
James
rated it 5 stars
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
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"I liked the 2nd book better, but no one's revenge is really completed until the end.
James
rated it 4 stars
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
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"Sometimes women have a better idea of revenge."
James
rated it 5 stars
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
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First Blood
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"Some may say that revenge is not the main theme, but revenge is what keeps the sheriff from taking Traut's advice. Also I think you could say that revenge was one of the driving focuses behind Rambo's rampage."
James
rated it 5 stars
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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"Killing the dog was an act of revenge, without it there is no story."
James
rated it 3 stars
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Hamlet
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"It's not that I don't like classical stories, but Shakespeare's style is too snooty for my tastes. If he wrote a little less flowery people would have an easier time staying engaged in his writings, which would make this book close to the top of the list...imho.
James
rated it 2 stars
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Julius Caesar
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"Marc Antony lives Brutus dies, revenge is served."
James
rated it 3 stars
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Three Kingdoms (4-Volume Boxed Set)
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"Ok, the main theme may not be revenge, but there are so many acts of revenge in this tome that it deserves to be here."
James
rated it 5 stars
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