The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

Review by Noel Duro

A young sailor named Edmond Dantes just arrived in port of Marseilles. Dantes is joyfully waiting to meet his old father and to have his betrothal feast, until when something unexpected happens from the work of three invidious and arrogant men. He is thrown in the deepest dungeons of a horrific jail, an imprisonment that is just the beginning. Nothing will be the same for Dantes and the people surrounding him. This cruel action happens between Marseilles and Paris, as well as trips to Italy and other parts of the Europe during 19th century, a time when supporters of Napoleon and the King were still clashing in the backstage.

This book has been my favorite because it has so much adventure and intrigue, and that makes you want to keep reading. The first half was good because it had a lot happening, for example when in the darkness of prison cell he met Abe Faria his friend, mentor and savior. His whole life changed at that moment because the Abe helped him transition from a naive and illiterate person to a smart, literate, skilled and ruthless person who knew exactly what to do and how to do it. But the first half does not top the second half, because that’s when all the intrigue happens and the most exciting part of the book. In the book The Count of Monte Cristio Edmond Dantes makes me understand how important it is to fight for justice. It also shows how working hard, cultivating your skills, being knowledgeable is important. This book also shows how being loyal get’s you rewarded and inflicting sufferance might get back to you in a worse way.

This year I have read plenty of good books but three of them stood out to me, and I had to choose one of them for this review, so third place goes to …….ENDERS GAME! And now second place goes to a book written by the same author that wrote The Count of Monte Cristo, and it is THE THREE MUSKETEERS!