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Comment claquer une fortune à des fins de vengeance, May 22 2009
Un classique de la littérature française, rédigé dans un style fortement romancé.
Ce roman plaira particulièrement aux amateurs de fiction historique. Le récit est imbriqué dans les événements politiques du début du 19e siècle, et les interactions entre les personnages nous font découvrir de nombreuses facettes de la société française de cette époque. Ceci dit, l'auteur n'avait certainement pas l'intention d'en faire une oeuvre historique puisque l'action se déroule essentiellement dans la décennie précédant celle où Dumas a écrit ce roman (en fait l'histoire débute vers 1815, et se développe ensuite vers les années 1830), ce qui rend ce portrait romancé de la société européenne de cette période encore plus crédible et intéressant.
NOTE: Cette édition "Folio" du Comte de Monte Cristo est en langue française malgré la langue utilisée pour certains des commentaires laissés sur ce site, et a été divisée en deux tomes. Le récit lui-même n'est pas divisé en tomes, l'éditeur l'a tout simplement scindé en deux livres de 700 pages (sans compter les notes) et ces tomes sont vendus séparément.
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A BIG adaptation, Jan 7 2010
We read this version of the book for my French class, and I was excited at first, as I'm a fan of the story - however, I was pretty disappointed to find that this book was very much an adaptation. It is simplified in language, which is understandable enough, but the bigger problem is with the adaptation of the STORY. It's far from the condensed version of the book, it actually cuts out a very large number of important characters and events from the original novel. The first (over) half of the book is Dantes's introduction, his time in prison, and the escape - and if that is over half the novel, you can imagine how rushed and stripped the rest of the book is, from there on out. As a result it's nowhere near the masterpiece of the original work, occasionally even confusing.
However, I will give it some credit: it's good for students, if nothing else. It is at an intermediate level of reading, so it is appropriate for students who have been learning French for only a couple of years. The language and plot are simple enough to follow along, more often than not (aside from the lack of details, at times), and there are handy footnotes on all of the less common words that students may be struggling with, as well as study guide questions at the end of each chapter, and prompts to get you thinking at the start of each. All of these things make it easier to understand and follow, if you're a learner.
My conclusion: you will enjoy this if you are reading it purely as a student, and not expecting anything much like the original novel. Handy if it's what you need, otherwise not worth it at all.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A big surprise!, Feb 27 2009
I am studying French, so I bought this book as my goal. I knew it was a big book and something I won't achieve for at least a few years. But little I knew, this is only VOLUME 1!. When I looked at the description of book, it was not at all obvious to me that it was only half of the book. Once I had it in my hand, I compared it to my English version and realized it ended exactly half way through the story. I don't regret buying it since it still is my goal to read this book in French at some point, but I do wish it was a bit more clearly stated that it's only half of the book.
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