The Count of Monte Cristo

Abridged
Author: Alexandre Dumas
Narrator: Bill Homewood
Genres: Fiction, Literature, Classics
Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks Ltd.
Date: June 1995
Length: 2 hours, 38 minutes
Ratings:
  • Book Rating: 3/5
Formats:
  • CD
  • WMA

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Overview

The Count of Monte Cristo is one of the great thrillers of all time. In 1853 William Thackeray wrote to a friend: 'began to read Monte Cristo at six one morning and never stopped till eleven at night.'. Falsely accused of treason, the young sailor Edmund Dantes is arrested on his wedding day and imprisoned in the island fortress of the Chateau d'If. After staging a dramatic escape, he sets out to discover the fabulous treasure of Monte Cristo and catch up with his enemies. A novel of enormous tension and excitement, Monte Cristo is also a tale of obsession and revenge. Believing himself to be an 'Angel of Providence', Dantes pursues his vengeance to the bitter end, only then realizing that he himself is a victim of fate.

Selected Reviews

Too much missing to follow

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 2/5

The Count of Monte Cristo

by Beverly Edgmon
  • Book Rating: 2/5

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Reviews (5)

Too much missing to follow

Written by Anonymous from Alexandria, VA on June 13th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 2/5

I agree with previous reviewers - too much is missing. I listened to the whole audiobook 3 times thinking I had missed some key relationship or fact because I didn't understand large sections. After finding a chapter-by-chapter summary online I finally understood the plot twist. The key sections weren't in the audio version and made it impossible to fully follow.

The Count of Monte Cristo

Written by Beverly Edgmon on May 17th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 2/5

This is one of my all time favorite books that I have read, but I was so disappointed in the abridged version. I do not speak French so the names sounded just alike. Had I not known the story, I am afraid I would have been lost. This is a 5 star book, but the abridged audio is simply not what it should be. The story was difficult to follow and many parts that were an integral part of the story were missing. Please add the unabridged to your collection and a possible different reader for those of us who do not speak French.

Very Short Count

Written by Nancy on April 25th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 1/5

Don't even bother! Wait for the unabridged version.

confusing!

Written by Daniel Wainwright on August 17th, 2005

  • Book Rating: 1/5

Very hard to understand the narrator, which made it very confusing. Not very enjoyable.

Count of Monte Cristo

Written by Anonymous on December 21st, 2004

  • Book Rating: 2/5

Book was tough to follow, but I think it was because this is the abridged version. Seemed to skip around a lot. The thick accent of the reader also made it hard to understand the character names and what he was saying at times.

Selected Reviews

Too much missing to follow

by Anonymous
  • Book Rating: 2/5

The Count of Monte Cristo

by Beverly Edgmon
  • Book Rating: 2/5

More...

Read All 5