I just started the book about 4 days ago and immediately was hooked on Dantes situation.
I’m about 400 pages in and Dumas is kind of focusing on other characters I don’t find as interesting as Edmund.
I know is a masterpiece, but am I just in the doldrums of the middle? I know Dumas was paid by the word back in the day but it seems some characters are irrelevant.
Will the ultimate revenge on the three who conspired against him negate my monotony of the middle of the book? I will finish it regardless.
Thanks!
Hah. I’m pretty much at the same point as you currently. I have seen here frequently that people say that it’s worth powering through so I’m powering through. For me it’s fluctuated between “staying up two hours later than I usually do because I can’t put it down” and “I really hope it picks back up again” a few times already
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