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The Count of Monte Cristo (Cliffs Notes)

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The Cliff Notes guide to "The Count of Monte Cristo" is a superficial, error-riddled guide to a superb yarn of Machiavellian revenge gone astray. Although Dantés first embarks on complete revenge against his enemies, he ultimately realizes that course would also punish the ones he loves, so he leaves revenge in God's hands. That point is utterly ignored by the Cliff Notes.

It is also not clear which version the Cliff Notes reviews. I am familiar with Grosset & Dunlap's 1,365-page edition, copyright 1946 by McGraw-Hill Book Company. This edition has 118 chapters, ranging from "1. Marseilles-- The Arrival" through "118. The Fifth of October". The Cliff Notes only mentions 73 chapters. If they are reviewing an abridged version, they should say so.

The Cliff Notes also has many lesser mistakes, including misspelling "Maximillian Morrel" and "Coclès". If they are that careless with simple things, think what they do with complex issues!

I know I should have known better when i was ordering something that was published by cliff notes, but yeah, definitely not the unabridged version like it claims. I mean the CDs are only 3 hours long. Seriously? I can't even get pass 20 chapters in 3 hours and there are like 114 chapters. I am very disappointed in this item, and to be clear, I am not disappointed in amazon, just this item. Don't get this, unless you are lazy, or you just don't like reading, cause it leaves out a lot of the storyline, kinda of like the movie. I only wanted the unabridged version, but instead got something not even close, therefore I have to award this item only one star, sorry.

Really helped my daughter better understand the book for her Literature assignment. Highly recommend.

This book is a beautifully written novel about a man who is betrayed by his friends. Taken from his lover, father and life as he knows it, Edmond Dantes is forced into a cold dungeon cell of the Chateau D'If. There he comes about a number of circumstances which lead to his escape from the prison, purchase of the Island of Monte Cristo and crowning as Count and delivery of atonement his "friends" full of beguile. In this novel one will learn that the "good guy always wins" if he is only willing to wait for it. One of Dumas's best, The Count of Monte Cristo wraps a love story in a truly riveting action-mystery novel

I purchased the book from Amazon.com and after about a month I called them because I had not received it. They informed me that the book was coming from another company who I then called. I had no luck reaching this other company by phone or email so I called back Amazon.com and they told I had to wait until a certain amount of days were up before they would reimburse me. Overall I was very unhappy with Amazon.com and will never buy from them again!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The story of one man's journey for revenge. Learn from Edmond as he calculates his plot for revenge over several years. Let his patience be a lesson to you, for revenge can help guide you through the most hopeless situations. Try "The Stars my Destination" for another tale of revenge.

The Count of Monte Cristo is a good book about romance,revenge,and cruelty!Great book for teenagers and up!Read it today!

I liked this book because it was full of suspense and was a great story for being written in the 1800's.It was a great book about love and revenge of how Edmond Dantes does it. It also had many other subjects of many other things it was an older book that can be related to in our times and it doesn't seem like it was an older book it is an excellent story for all ages to read.

I started reading this book in the unabridged, not cliffnotes, version. Needless to say, the 1095 page book takes along time to read. About 500 pages into I decided to read the cliffnotes. From what i have read, this is a great book full of daring, adventure, and revenge. As you read, you see the main character outwit and manipulate everyone to his own vengeful scheme. Its a great book and I would recomend it to anyone that loves the classics.

Although Edmond Dantes was wrongfully accused and imprisoned this book is more a story about how hope is better than hatred. Through Edmond's life you will see how jealousy and revenge can ruin a life, even if it is what one thought they wanted.