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The Count of Monte Cristo

By: Alexandre Dumas
Narrated by: Bill Homewood
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On the eve of his marriage to the beautiful Mercedes, having that very day been made captain of his ship, the young sailor Edmond Dantès is arrested on a charge of treason, trumped up by jealous rivals. Incarcerated for many lonely years in the isolated and terrifying Chateau d'If near Marseille, he meticulously plans his brilliant escape and extraordinary revenge.

Of all the "masked avengers" and "caped crusaders" in literature, The Count of Monte Cristo is at once the most daring and the most vulnerable. Alexandre Dumas (père), master storyteller, takes us on a journey of adventure, romance, intrigue, and ultimately, redemption.

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Public Domain (P)2010 Naxos Audiobooks Action & Adventure Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Adventure
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I read this book very sketchily when young. Hearing it re-read to me by Bill Hammond was sheer delight. His 'acting' with his voice so well paced, enabled the huge number of characters to be sorted in my mind and Dumas' intricate plot unfolded wonderfully. I was able to enjoy being 'in the know' while the people who ruined Edmond Dantes life and love were unaware of what was happening to their world and their ill-gotten gains as disaster after disaster fell upon them. I was really sorry to get to the end!

Long but really exciting

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there's nothing much i can add about the book itself that hasn't been said. i would like to talk about Bill Homewood's amazing performance. he convincingly acts out a wide range of characters with astonishing consistency over more than fifty hours. he put his heart and soul into every line that he spoke and that made listening to the audiobook far more valuable than just reading what is already an absolute classic.
I've heard over a hundred Audible titles and this one is the best performed.

A true epic, phenomenally voice-acted

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What made the experience of listening to The Count of Monte Cristo the most enjoyable?

I have the Penguin Clothbound edition of this on my bookshelf, I picked it up and was struggling. Listening to it, however, gave it a new lease of life which I wasn't expecting. The listening experience was fantastic and has really sold me on audiobooks

Who was your favorite character and why?

I know he was meant to be the bad guy, but I did love Noirtier. I also rather liked Eugénie and Valentine. Noirtier said very little yet conveyed a lot and as for Eugénie and Valentine, they were rather strong women for their time period. Eugénie and her elopement should have a side novel of its own!

What does Bill Homewood bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

The depth of character. Dumas is by no means slacking in characterisation but Bill Homewood is a fantastic narrator who I only discovered through this book, but one I am intent to explore more in the future.

Any additional comments?

I said on my blog review that if you want to read, or listen to, one classic (pre-1900) in your life, make it this one! It is just amazing!

Amazing!

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Struggled about half way but determined to finish the story in the end I thoroughly enjoyed the tale. The narrative was superb and totally convincing.

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Some sketchy echoes in the vocals at the start and some sections read without reason by a second voice but the overall recording is stunning

Stunning

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