I loved this. Edmond Dantes is a total badass. He is the original "Most Interesting Man in the World." This book's got it all - drama, romance, adventure, murder, mystery, and most of all, revenge!! It's easy to see why this book is often named as a favorite. I really enjoyed the characters, both the good guys and the bad guys. Very imaginative story. The only part I didn't like was the section that takes place in Rome - that part really dragged along, although it inevitably did have a point. It just took a loooong time to get to it.

If you have trouble getting through really long books like this, try the abridged version. I switched from the unabridged to the abridged version about halfway through and it made all the difference!