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I read 27 of them. Not bad I think. Definitely some favorites in there and one I despised and bailed on. My favorites were The Count of Monte Cristo, Lonesome Dove, and Rebecca. I hated The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. I want to read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. #tlt #threelistThursday @dabbe

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#CoverStories

Kicking it old school for today‘s #Prison prompt.

I was thinking about this book the other day. A coworker wanted me to read it with her after I moved to Hawaii. I always laugh because other coworkers wanted to join our impromptu book club but voted on the next book being Dead Until Dark (the first Sookie Stackhouse book) & then after a few of those, we read the newly released Twilight. We never made it back to the classics! 🤣

“My darling,” said Valentine, “the count just told us that all human wisdom was contained in these two words: Wait and hope.”
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An interesting story overpowered by a man's tragedy and revenge, without any clear message but a waste of life.

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“Who knows if we‘ll ever see them again?” said Maximilien.
“My darling,” said Valentine, “the count just told us that all human wisdom was contained in these two words: Wait and hope.”
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Does anyone sell second-hand books in Europe? I'm interested in Classics and Modern Classics, as well as non-fiction History/Biography books. Thank you.

I picked this up on a whim, and am pleasantly surprised to see how much I'm enjoying it so far. Unfortunately, it seems I've an abridged version, as it's only 500 something pages. I guess if I really end up enjoying it I will look for the unabridged version in the future

It took me most of last year, but I did it! #aboutabook #classicyouread

@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

1. It's been my 'codename' since using it at Girl Scout camp.
2. Play solitaire
3. The last audio book ...I'm currently listening to The Count of Monte Cristo and The House in the Cerulean Sea which I had to get in Hoopla on audio because my ebook on Libby couldn't be renewed.

#WonderousWednesday
@Eggs

Yesterday my friends and i went to Detroit and visited the John K. King Rare & Used bookstore, and this was my haul. I took a lot of photos... wish I could share them here. It's the largest bookstore in Michigan and second largest in the country

1. Les Miserables and The Count of Monte Cristo.
2. Running with Scissors
3. I can't remember.

#WonderousWednesday @Eggs

I truly enjoyed my time with the Count of Monte Cristo/Edmond Dantes. I anxiously awaited the famous prison break, which was everything I hoped for. There are so many characters, at times it felt like I was reading several different stories. The book pretty much covers Dantes‘ entire life, yet at the end I wanted there to be more. I liked the ending, and yet, I feel like there is more story to be told.

Full review at https://abookandadog.com

Hello all… Sorry I‘m running so late with my reads from March. I did not complete any of my #Roll100 for March, but I added them to my April lineup. I completed my #DoubleBookSpin for #BookSpinBingo & my #BookSpin will be read in April as well. I know it wasn‘t the best month for reading because I got sick with pneumonia, but I felt like I did OK overall. I also had a little Ruby Dixon marathon, which was fun.

This was an excellent read. It took me a while to finish reading it, but it was worth it. It was so exciting and the ending was truly great. I‘m so glad that I finally got to read it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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This was an excellent read. It took me a while to finish reading it, but it was worth it. It was so exciting and the ending was truly great. I‘m so glad that I finally got to read it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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My all time favourite

#tlt Thanks @dabbe for the tag!! This was fun and difficult!

1) Edmond Dantès from the tagged book
2) Uhtred from The Last Kingdom series by Bernard Cornwell
3) Carl Mørck or Assad from the Department Q series by Jussi Adler Olsen

I did it!🎉 It only took 10 months 😅. The beginning was great, it drug in the middle, but the ending wrapped it all up so well! I don't know if I can enjoy the movie anymore now that I know the true ending. My advice to others- keep a character list handy at all times!

#ChunksterChallenge2023 #superchunkster #bookedintime #napoleonbonaparte

@amiable @cuilin

#Mask #AutumnPlease

@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

The Count of Monte Cristo is the story of betrayal, love, and redemption. The story follows Edmund Dantes through imprisonment, freedom, and revenge spanning nearly his entire life. After meeting Abbe Faria, the priest, while imprisoned, Dantes learns the location of the treasure of Monte Cristo.
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On February 24, 1815, the watchtower at Marseilles signaled the arrival of the three-master Pharaon, coming from Smyrna, Trieste and Naples.
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#tlt

1) Count de Morcerf from the tagged book
2) Dracula
3) Rebecca

@dabbe

You‘d think since it took me 4+ months to read, this wasn‘t one I was too keen on but I really enjoyed it. I found the audio needed a lot of concentration, though so it wasn‘t what I turned on most days. I wish I had made a point to go for a walk for an hour every days to stay focused on it but maybe next time!

Thank you to @AllDebooks for motivating me to finally pick this up!

I know this is going to sound weird, but Edmond Dantes reminds me a lot of the Cat in the Hat, balancing stuff and saying "but that is not ALL I can do!"; mixed with Friar Lawrence from Romeo and Juliet and that man your parents warned you about that was going to give you drugs for free; all sprinkled with the biggest flair for drama that you can imagine...and honestly, if that doesn't sell this book to you I don't know what more do you want

A plot of revenge, and a little bit more. This is truly a wonderful classic that, while wordy and descriptive, is touching. How someone who has been wronged can fight for the rights of others and yet also find peace from their past. It‘s a wonderful book of coming to tranquility and acceptance of life‘s challenges and finding joy through difficulties.

Moral wounds have thus peculiarity - they may be hidden, but they never close; always painful, always ready to bleed when touched, they remain fresh and open in the heart.

#bookreport @Cinfhen

FINISHED COUNT!
Started and finished both Hide and Seek & Ark
Continued A History of Treason
Bailed on Restoration
Started Get a Life, Chloe Brown & The King's General

🎉🎉🎉

Challenges:
#superchunkster #chunksterchallenge2023
#historicalfictionbook #pop23
#bookaboutsecrets #52books23
#threebooksdifferentcenturybookthree #aroundtheyearin52weeks
#wronglyincarceratedmc #booked2023
#book12 #14books14weeks23 @TheHeartlandBookFairy

@Amiable @Cinfhen @alisiakae @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB @Deblovestoread @RaeLovesToRead @squirrelbrain @Bluebird @LeeRHarry @AshleyHoss820 @MissHel

#weeklyforecast @Cinfhen

FINISH THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO!!!
Continue History of Treason & Restoration
Start Hide and Seek

#Rereadtheclassics

It is a great story worth perseverance as to its length. I enjoyed this more the first time I read it. As a more experienced reader, I can see it would safely withstand a heavy edit.

#bookreport @Cinfhen

Continued these 2!

Weekly forecast @Cinfhen

Continue all 3. I'll probably start something else as well, but not sure what yet.

Joining in with the bingo card for July as I need to catch up on #roll100, #bookspin, #doublespin and #tbrtarot.

@TheAromaofBooks

Fan-freaking-tastic!! The quintessential action/adventure novel. Reminds me of the grandfather‘s pitch for the book The Princess Bride, “Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, chases, escapes, true love, miracles.” It has everything and keeps you on the edge of your seat. It‘s far-ranging in scope and has a vast array of characters, but everything dovetails beautifully at the end.

My 17-yo son is following in his mom‘s footsteps—stalking bookstores while on vacation in another country! While in Bergen, Norway he bought this gorgeous edition of this chunkster. Of course, it‘ll be heavy as heck to bring home but he‘ll manage. He‘s a strong kid.

He‘s the one who got me interested in the book last year and it promptly became a favorite. Love this kid!!

#weeklyforecast @Cinfhen

Continued The Count of Monte Cristo
Finished The Road to Jonestown
Started and finished The Bandit Queens

Just watched my favourite book's musical version 😊

A sweeping saga. A little slow to start but quite intense in the end.

Super Chunkster complete!! 🎉

I can see why this classic is so well-loved: it‘s fascinating, engaging, and meticulously planned out. To be honest, I don‘t think I liked any of the characters, but it was so satisfying to see all the threads come together in the end. For so many characters, there was a much harsher fate than I expected (of course—book vs. movie!), and a stronger, more nuanced meditation on revenge. #ChunksterChallenge2023

Okay, maybe not the cheeriest of #islandvibe books, but the song really works for it 👹
#TitlesandTunes @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB

I absolutely loved this book. I'm so glad that I finally read it. Edward Dantes is wrongfully thrown in prison, but after almost 2 decades, he escapes. He then finds hidden treasure and then goes after the people who wronged him 🖤
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#bookreport @Cinfhen

Continued Count and The Road to Jonestown.
Started A History of Treason.
Finished Making the Monster.

#weeklyforecast @Cinfhen

Continue Count
Finish the other 2.

#bookreport @Cinfhen

Continued Count (at 75% though, so nearly there lol)
Finished Dubliners & Fantastic Mr Fox
Bailed on The Splendid and the Vile
Started The Road to Jonestown & Making the Monster

🎉🎉🎉

3/4 of the way there!

“O great city! In your heaving breast I found what I was looking for; like a patient miner, I churned your entrails to expel the evil from them.”

Well. Those are some mixed metaphors. (Also, that‘s certainly not any kind of miner I‘d like to be.)