count of monte cristo – Cannonball Read 17

“How did I escape? With difficulty. How did I plan this moment? With pleasure.” (Remix) (OH, and double bingo)

Revenge by Stephen Fry

August 9, 2019 by octothorp 1 Comment

(DOUBLE BINGO – corners and center, top left to bottom right I think the reason that this reworking of The Count of Monte Cristo works so well is because (at least per the afterword) Stephen Fry didn’t realize he was adapting the book until midway through writing it, thinking he was only writing a tale of the utter devastation of an innocent man and his revenge against those who had wronged him once he recovered from rock bottom. I tend to believe this as I’ve […]

It’s Finally Time to Say Goodbye, Dear Count

December 2, 2016 by faintingviolet 3 Comments

I have already said many words about The Count of Monte Cristo, since it entered our lives as the final of the four #CannonBookClub choices for 2016. It was a great idea I had, pick 6 books, three male authors and three female, all predating 1920 which had film adaptations, so we could honor our Pajiban roots, and I could easily check a Read Harder Task off the list (I needed to compare and contrast a book with its movie, you see). Thank you, my […]

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