The Count of Monte Cristo By: Alexandre Dumas The Count of Monte Cristo, written by Alexandre Dumas in 1844, is a very powerful French Novel. So powerful in fact, that was controversial when it was first released. The Catholic Church in France condemned it because of the powerful message it presented to the reader. This theme was one of revenge and vengeance. Monte Cristo had two goals- to reward those who were kind to him and …showed first 75 words of 870 total…

…showed last 75 words of 870 total…gains retribution and ends up spending the rest of her life happily and comfortably with Edmond. Overall I though this was a great book with a complex plot that made it interesting unlike many predictable books. I wouldn't recommend it to those who aren't devoted readers because of its length. It had a little bit of every kind of literature making it versatile and open to any kind of audience no matter what your interest.