The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Summary (from the publisher): Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and becomes determined not only to escape but to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. A huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s, Dumas was inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment when writing his epic tale of suffering and retribution. Review: I have been intimidated by the immense size of this book for years but spurred on by the news that PBS had a new adaptation set to air and a buddy read group to help me stay on task, I decided to tackle it this year. And I am so glad I did! I read this very slowly from January to the end of March and it felt so good to slowly savor this book. Originally published as a serialized novel, it felt very true to the book t...
