The Count of Monte Cristo

Wonderful experience to hold it in hands. Yes it has sturdy feel. 1200plus pages. Hardcover. Best buy

The packaging was good , book arrived perfectly safe and in best condition. Talking about book - such great writing, full of drama, plots , you won't even feel like you are reading a hefty book , you just fly through the pages.

One of the two grand-daddies of all revenge tales. (Another one is the Mahabharata) This epic novel is one of my favourites of all time and this review is not about the novel but the Penguin Classics Hardcover edition which I've bought recently. Firstly, this is a decent cloth-bound hardcover book with a not-so-impressive cover design. But the quality of binding seems good, if not excellent. Secondly, a very strange thing is that, in Amazon's Indian website, or American website or UK website, or Penguin's every official website, everywhere, the sample text from the novel which has been provided in those websites are incorrect. The sample text is not matched with Robin Buss' translation which Penguin's both clothbound or paperback edition contain. And everywhere the same faulty sample is provided in a copy-paste fashion. I have no idea how such misleading error's occurred with a reputed publisher like Penguin and a universally popular classic like Monte Cristo. Rectify this, folks. Thirdly, the page quality is better than the usual Penguin paperback quality. Fourthly, the content (that is, the chronology, Introduction, further reading, and explanatory Notes etc. beside the main text) is exactly the same as the Penguin paperback edition. This is just a hardcover version of the previous one. Buy the hardcover edition if you need a long-lasting and good-to-handle copy of this timeless classic. And finally, always, I repeat, always get a Robin Buss translated edition if you want to enjoy this classic with its full offerings. No other available edition is as smooth and as complete as the one I'm holding in my hand right now. You try to save your money on any other edition, you sulk. Well, happy reading. :-)

They should atleast use a bubble wrap..edge of the binding got damaged lil bit..but the product is good

I don’t normally read fiction if I know the plot or the ending. In case of Monte Cristo, I knew not just the plot and ending but also the real-life revenge story which inspired the Alexandre Dumas. So naturally I was reluctant to pick up Monte Cristo despite many recommending. Just out of whim I picked up “The Count of Monte Cristo”, and boy it was worth it. I will probably re-read this fiction in the near year because it was so good. I was blind but now I see why so many love this classic even today. Highly recommended.

Nice book. Good translation. Great print quality. I was a bit bummed because they stuck this stupid price tag thing on it's back- an absolute travesty to do to a beautiful clothbound book like this.

The condition of the book was great. As for the book, it's my most favourite classic.

One of the world classics by Alexander Dumas.Wonderful story teller.The theme of the novel is "revenge". I purchased this copy because the one which I already have(purchased when I was 24) has got small letters, and now at the age of 46 I am unable to read the same. Penguin cloth bound edition is very good.Paper quality is excellent.Font size is comfortable to eyes.The hard cover is nicely designed.You will enjoy this book.Go ahead!!!

Absolutely phenomenal. The Count of Monte Cristo is a masterclass in storytelling. It is rich, well paced and immensely rewarding. Alexandre Dumas weaves justice, revenge, and redemption into a mature epic that never loses its pacing despite the length of the novel, over 1,000 pages in this kindle edition. It’s a long read with many characters, that can be tricky to keep track of, but every chapter is compelling in it’s own way, making it a classic that has matured with age and is as relevant now as when it was written all those years ago.

The Count of Monte Cristo is a wonderful, compelling story of love, loss, revenge and friendship. It is a long book but in the end, it wasn’t long enough because I would have loved for the story to keep going. I decided to read this book on the recommendation of a friend and also partially as a challenge for myself to see if I still had the focus to read something so long, given my modern day struggles with a short attention span. I did not find it difficult to read at all. I thought that this translation was easy to understand and the footnotes highly helpful given it was written in a much different time period. Do give this book a go. It might take you shorter to finish than you think.

Livro lindo .Não veio com a etiqueta presa no livro não. Ao invés disso veio adesivada no papel celofane que envolve o livro….

This is about the clothbound edition by penguin. It is the only version I could find with the Robin Buss translation. It is the most modern and most readable translation in English. Highly recommended. I hope that one day Penguin will publish a bit more elaborate edition of this version. I think this book deserves it.

A beautiful book that needed a proper protected cover! The sticker should have been on the cellophane!!! I'm very angry about the damage...seriously. I've bought a lot of books like this from penguin and none had the sticker directly on he cloth. This is a waste of a perfectly good hardback cover and subtracts value from an edition that is NOT economical. Shame to Penguin.