What I am about to write probably FEELS like a spoiler but it really isn't. Think of this as a contextual nudge so you can just hop on the ride and enjoy the twists and turns yet to come that leave your jaw on the GROUND.
It is the longest book that you never want to end and the greatest revenge story ever told.
The first 100 pages have the narration putting the reader ''in the know''. You see more than Dante than does. You see an innocent young man get his life completely destroyed without having done anything to deserve it. It's almost comical in how petty it is. He's thrown in prison with NO idea why but you do.
Then the narration FLIPS after a couple of hundred pages… suddenly Dante knows more than YOU do as the reader and it remains that way for the rest of the book. He's out of prison. He knows who did this. He knows who destroyed him. And it is payback time. And, you, my dear reader are just there for the ride and what a ride is!
A lot of people get put off by the length which is a shame but I think people should go in with this as the bare minimum when scared of its length. The book is a ROLLERCOASTER and justifies every page it has.
by Small-Guarantee6972
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For me it was less about “revenge fantasy” and way more as an exploration of his obsession with revenge. Kind of what Moby Dick was billed as, but there are several points where he pushes right up against what he’s willing to concede to get his revenge and you get to feel the actual choices and the weight of them.
Currently listening (Homewood’s narration is excellent) and knew in the first few chapters it would be one of my favorites. I’m around 3/4 through and absolutely loving Dumas’ style.