I just started the book about 4 days ago and immediately was hooked on Dantes situation.

I’m about 400 pages in and Dumas is kind of focusing on other characters I don’t find as interesting as Edmund.

I know is a masterpiece, but am I just in the doldrums of the middle? I know Dumas was paid by the word back in the day but it seems some characters are irrelevant.

Will the ultimate revenge on the three who conspired against him negate my monotony of the middle of the book? I will finish it regardless.

Thanks!

  • wafflesandcanesyrup@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I do think the ending is epic, especially since it’s a book about vengeance. But it also gets sentimental. However it’s possible that you just don’t like the book. The meandering and side stories is one of the things that make it so beloved, similar to Don Quixote or Moby Dick. But that’s also something that can be annoying to people who want a more straightforward story, especially modern readers.