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Engaging Storyline
Customers are completely captivated by the engaging storyline of The Count of Monte Cristo, with its rich character development and intricate plot twists keeping them invested throughout the lengthy read.
Worthwhile Read
Customers are unanimously positive about The Count of Monte Cristo being a worthwhile read despite its length. They praise the book's intricate plot layers, unexpected ending, and deep connection to various aspects of European society during the first half of the 19th century.
High Quality Binding
Customers are thrilled with the high quality binding of The Count of Monte Cristo in the Oxford addition. They appreciate the classic look and feel, which fits well into their collections. Some also find the easy access to a dictionary through the e-book format an added bonus.
Excellent Narration
Customers have a generally positive opinion about the excellent narration of "The Count of Monte Cristo" audiobook, with many praising the narrator's wide range of voices and accents that keep the narrative going beautifully. However, some customers have expressed disappointment due to missing chapters or poor audio quality.
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Clear Text
Customers have mixed opinions regarding the text clarity of The Count of Monte Cristo. While some appreciate its intelligence and find it in perfect reading size, others find the language archaic and confusing for modern readers. A few purchasers were disappointed to discover an abridged version instead of the full text, while others praise the book's intricate storyline and characters.
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Quality
Whatever it is, the quality of his character shine through in all the complex aspects of this life the author so aptly describes.
This allowed me to figure out what was going on from context and the build of the characters developed a world which i could es... Read More
If you can’t handle the weight or the bulk just won’t fit in your pocket, get the kindle edition; just don’t wimp out and opt f... Read More
This was long, really long, especially in kindle form when i couldn't tell how far i was from the end, and in the middle i desp... Read More
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Considering this was the early 1800's and transport took a long long time, modes of communication took a long long time, and ap... Read More
Packaging/appearance
I didn’t realize it was this tiny and it cracked me up when i received it in the mail 😂
Competitiveness
In my perspective, it is better than the three musketeers, which also is good.
Compared to the movies made, they didn't follow the book well but they're enjoyable.
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long, great, classic, good and through. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 10,821 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 30 2024.
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Were listening to the audiobook on hoopla
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The story is an old favorite but here with no abridgement you catch a lot of things that somehow dont make it into any abridged volumes
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Don’t see the movies read the book
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This book is the epitome of a journey and some how it doesnt seem like i just read 1500 pages
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While the side stories of the minor characters might seem to drag the novel they ultimately have a role in the overall story arc
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I didn’t realize until recently that the book i read back in hs was an abridged version
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Hoping to reread the full story unabridged
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We were reading an aesthetically pleasing old book and would have continued if it was not my mothers copy as it was falling apart
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