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Title: It's not the Monte Cristo story - it's just a brief overview of it
Review: I only give this book 2 stars because I love the story. But I can't rate this edition higher because... well, to say that there are chapters missing in this edition would be to say nothing. I have read the original: it consists of two volumes each one of which is twice as thick as this book! Because chunks are take out, a lot of times you can't quite catch the story and figure out why things went the way they went. The story of Cadrousse and Andrea is missing completely, the reason why Villefort had a change of heart is not clear, the story of Danglars being kidnapped by the Roman bandits, Danglars' daughter running away from home, the results of Monte Cristo's visit to the telegraph... and that's not all! Good 3/4 of the original story is completely missing! It's sad that classics are disrespected in such an outrageous way.
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