El Conde de Montecristo
Review:Finally finished. This is one *long* book (I read the unabridged version), and as usual, it's hard to read such an old book without the writing style making it somewhat harder. |
Review:Finally finished. This is one *long* book (I read the unabridged version), and as usual, it's hard to read such an old book without the writing style making it somewhat harder. |
Review:The prose is not easy to read, because of the book's age, but it's what it is, and it's a classic tale. |
Review:Some may complain about the science in the book and they would be right. I will complain about something else: the plot and the writing.
Then he pats the dog and exchanges two phrases with the protagonist. I marvel at the idea of a doorman that's allowed to play guitar on the lobby on working hours. With this introduction you may wonder what role Alan plays in the plot. Well, let me quote the only other mention of Alan in the whole book. It comes very near the end.
I rest my case. The plot is just lazy, the science is contrived, and the writing lame. Not a good book. |
Review:Fun if a little boring, but probably because I am not equally interested in all the areas it covers. |
Review:Imagine a book written completely from the point of view of a misanthrope. Now imagine said misanthrope is prone to sophomoric mental ramblings. Add some endearing features such as believing he is smarter than anyone else. Add a lot of other varied misanthropes as characters. Now make them completely unidimensional, so you can define each of them in one line ("Onni is nice and makes music"). Put those characters in a brief, not very interesting journey where not much happens except that they are all destructive morons. |