luv4all7 said:

True. He certainly deserves a bigger penis. I mean, he is half-American after all, so it just doesn't seem fair.

Fauxie said:

Got 'em!!!

I finally finished the The Count of Monte Cristo last night. What can I say, except that it was a Thoroughly entertaining book.

Edmond Dante’s, engaged to Mercedez, is arrested on his wedding night and sent to a prison Island to waste away for 14 years of his life (Edmond is 19 I believe when this happens). In Prison he meets an Italian who teaches him to become a “man of the world”, and upon Edmond’s escape, he seeks to work out a 10 year plan to avenge his imprisonment.

The revenge that he pays back to his adversaries is delivered in spades. Ultimately, it makes revenge stories, like the modern day series The Crow seem almost clumsy by comparison. Alexander Dumas is a master story teller with a knack for poetic language.

** SPOILER ALERT **

I was disappointed with a feel details of the ending. Firstly, that his relationship with Mercedez is not fully repaired. Rather it’s left with a sort of ambiguous ending in which the reader can only hope that Mercedez finds happiness and Edmond Dantes returns to sweep her off her feet. But Dumas’s writing style seems to indicate the two have retired any hope of patching up the damage that has already been done. Although, Dante’s does hint that he would seek to win over Mercedez’s son in order to secure her aquaintence again. It was the one dangling plot line that I felt should have been resolved.

Rather Dumas resolves the relationship between Valentine and Maximilian Morrel, something I always considered to be secondary to the revenge plot, but it ended the story in an almost too-Hollywood style ending. Regardless, it didn’t diminish the enjoyment of the Novel.

It was at times humerous, at others infuriating, and always emotionally riveting. When the revenge is exacted upon Dante’s adversaries, it is always done with an understanding that Dantes is acting as an agent of “Providence”, and not out of cold blooded revenge. But make no mistake, I found myself smiling with the fall of Caderousse, Fernand, Villefort, and Danglars.

My work here is done. Thank you.

When the revenge is exacted upon Dante’s adversaries, it is always done with an understanding that Dantes is acting as an agent of “Providence”, and not out of cold blooded revenge.

Imago said:

Yeah, which shows how pathological and single minded his revenge has become. It's almost religious, and even Mercedes seems to take second seat to its accomplishment.

It is a tragedy in many ways. Our own satisfaction, that we have been manipulated to feel, is evidence of this tragedy.

Imago said:

Yeah, which shows how pathological and single minded his revenge has become. It's almost religious, and even Mercedes seems to take second seat to its accomplishment.

It is a tragedy in many ways. Our own satisfaction, that we have been manipulated to feel, is evidence of this tragedy.

2the9s said:

Intellectuals.

Who got wasted and shit?

2the9s said:

exactly. Both Mercedez and Dantes embark on these missions at then end of the story, each of which could be remedied if they could simply regain some fo the innocense lost. But neither is willing this for various reasons. So in a way, ,even though revenge has been bestowed upon all 4 of his enemies, your left berfect of any feeling that justice was truly served.
Justice would have been for Mercedez and Dantes to reunite, however unlikely, against all odds. Sounds cheesy, but any other outcome makes the story the tragedy that it is.

I loved this story. My heart went out to Both of them.

I will now take it upon myself to create a CountOfMontyCristo character who will avenge AsianBomb777 from the last 2 years of having to have read 2the9's aweful threads--a fate worse than imprisonment I asure you.

Imago said:

I'm sorry, I do love you, in a way.

Fauxie said:

Homie, it breaks down like this:

That mother fucker Edmond gets thrown in the pokey by Danglars, Cadarosse, Biggie "Villerfort", and MC Fernand. Them motherfuckers got their payback, cuase Emdond cuases them to kill their breezies, lose their cheese, all cuase he found some Mad ICE upside a mountain, heard?
That bitch got the Champs Elesye' crunk like a motherfucker, and cold cocked Fernand's ass.

Fauxie said:

fuck you bitch.

Imago said:

Word. Any fly ass hoes get caught up in the mix, get a train run on them and then get the bukkake treatment. 'Cuase (sic) if not, I ain't down with that shit!

Fauxie said:

I just picture sounding like that rapper from "The Streets"

Imago said:

Dude, lose that avatar or I swear I'm gonna send you some explicit hand shots and expect bikini action in return. I'm getting all confused up in this motherfucker.

Oh, and

I do not sound like "The Streets"!

Fauxie said:

You know I love those pictures.




Sharp Darts Spitting Masters
Spitting darts faster
Shut up I'm the driver, you're the passenger
I'll reign superior
The pressure blows the dial on your barometer
Do you understand?
Or do you need an interpreter?

What's next on the reading list?
Hey!
Let's start an org book club!

Imago said:

You need to be defiled.