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Classic Literature · 2002 · PG-13

The Count of Monte Cristo

by Dumas

He was imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. When he escaped, he had become someone else entirely — and he wanted everything back.

Edmond Dantes, an upcoming sailor with a bright future is implicated by his three jealous friends for a crime he did not commit. He is imprisoned for life. In the prison an old, dying mate incoherently tells him of a vast amount of treasure buried on the

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Violence

Some

Duels; executions; political intrigue with violent consequences; some deaths

Language

None

Victorian translation language; entirely clean

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief romantic subplots; nothing explicit

Substance Use

Barely any

Opium use in a Turkish setting; social drinking

Emotional Intensity

A lot

The psychological weight of a revenge mission across decades; Edmond's transformation from innocent to instrument of justice; the question of whether he has gone too far; the collateral damage of his revenge on innocents

What this book is about

Edmond Dantès is a young sailor on the verge of a happy life when he is falsely imprisoned in the Château d'If by men who feared him. After fourteen years, he escapes with a treasure map and the knowledge of who betrayed him. Re-emerging as the fabulously wealthy Count of Monte Cristo, he methodically dismantles the lives of his enemies. Alexandre Dumas's sprawling adventure is the ultimate revenge fantasy — a novel about justice, patience, wealth, and the question of whether revenge ever actually satisfies.

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The collateral damage of revenge — innocent people are affected

Executions depicted

The psychological cost of living for revenge

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