Christian Nicholas’s Reviews > The Count of Monte Cristo > Status Update

Chapters 90 and 91 almost made me cry. One of the most powerful scenes I've ever read.

Laughing at the line, "...he thrust a thousand daggers into my heart; admittedly they were stage daggers with disappearing blades, but he thought they were real enough." (Chapter 78, pp 843).

Wow... this book is something else. I am extremely impressed by Dumas's dedication to realism and accuracy with all non-fictional details. Furthermore, I'm impressed by the depth of characterization of everyone in the book. It's a lot to take in, but it's so worth it. I can easily imagine myself waiting (more or less) each week for the next installment when it was first serialized in 1844-1845.