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The Count of Monte Cristo
- Narrated by: Bill Homewood
- Length: 52 hrs and 41 mins
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Publisher's Summary
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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- Ryan Morrow
- 05-03-2018
Great book.
Narrator always licking his lips & smacking his tongue dampens the experience. A fantastic classic.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-04-2022
Loved Every Minute !!
I thought I would struggle to finish it being such a long book but found I was disappointed that it was ending. Thoughly enjoyed listening to it all the way through.
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- Cece
- 20-03-2022
Homewood’s narration is absolutely superb.
This is by far one of the narrations I’ve ever listened to. Props to Bill Homewood!
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- Leonid Bourikov
- 21-01-2022
So glad I got the audiobook version
love it, such a long novel but very well performed. saved me so much time from having to read it physically.
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- Christine
- 17-03-2022
Riveting storyline!
Would definitely recommend. Loved the storyline. It was hard to follow in the middle, but nothing a few rewinds couldn’t address. Would definitely recommend listening at 1.5x speed or faster (I got up to 2.2x speed) - else it’s a very slow narration. So many great lessons at the end of it all too.
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- Susan Bennett
- 20-05-2022
Engaging to the last.
Great classic novel with many unexpected twists and historical background. Very enjoyable right to end.
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- Nadine
- 13-06-2022
The BEST
I listened to the audio while reading the unabridged book. This is my first classic book and it did not disappoint this story is one of full slow burn revenge. Sometimes the characters are hard to distinguish who is talking but no fault on the narrator as there are many characters to voice so he did an amazing job. Bill is a great narrator and kept this story so up beat and fast paced. I did have to speed it up to 1.1x as it was too slow for my ears and I was reading the book while listening. I would say this narrator is on par with Stephen Fry in ease of listening. Not a dull moment. Worth it.
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- xenovert
- 11-07-2022
Superb
At first, I found the story to be an exercise in vanity, deigning to quit the book by the end of the fourth chapter. Remembering the reference to the author in Tarantino’s movie, Django, I decided persist with the audiobook.
And what a masterful literary work this is with references to ancient texts of Grecian, Roman and biblical origin. The naming of real places, of which I remember fondly in my travels to Marseilles, Antibes, Nimes, Andalusia, Cairo, Paris and many more, it is clear that Dumas is well travelled, well read and has also experienced the delights of the Orient.
Well worth a read.
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- John
- 12-07-2022
this is how narration should be
A great story exploring big issues met with an outstanding performance by Bill Homewood. it's not the only way to narrate a book, but it is the best of its class
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- Philip
- 25-07-2022
A truly epic novel from a classic author
Don’t let the length put you off. Dumas is undoubtedly one of the truly great writers. This book is equivalent to the many trilogies you see from many modern authors and centres around the theme of crime, punishment and retribution. A fantastic story. There are arguably elements of Stephen King and the supernatural in here well before the ventre was ever imagined. Normally I have a low tolerance for sci fi but this only just creeps into that area at the end. The narrator much adds to the success of this book being capable of representing man, woman and characters from both the hierarchy and peasantry. A wonderful listen. Never a dull moment. Much recommended.
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