Name of Reader: Joel choi ngai yeong
Title of book: Count of Monte Cristo
Name of Author: Alexandre Dumas
THE STORY; Edmond Dantes, a young sailor of the Pharaon has everything anybody has ever wanted, a career,a girl and a perfect life all these could have been perfect. but it all fades away when a shipmate, a soildier and his father's neighbour took all these away from him. He is thrown into Chateau Deaf, a prison that is feared in France. There he met a prisoner named Abbe Faria. The were very close and they had a Father-son bondage. Soon, Abbe Faria dies and tells Edmond Dantes of a treasure, hidden in Monte Cristo before that. He planned to escape and to his surprise the dead weren't buried, but thrown into the sea with a huge cannonball tied to the sack. Fortunately, he escaped and made his fortune. Now, he will have revenge on those who imprisoned him into Chateau Deaf.
THE CHARACTERS; Edmond Dantes, a young sailor of the pharoan. Fernand Mondego, cousin of Mercedes. Mercedes, lover of Edmond Dantes. Danglars, a shipmate of Edmond Dantes. Villefort, the Assistant stateProsecutor,Abbe Faria, a prisoner with Dantes of Chateau Deaf. Napolean Bonaparte, the emperor of France before he got thrown off. Count Mercerf, Femand Mondego when living in Paris. Count Morcerf, Mercedes Married to Fernand Mondego. Albert Morcerf, son of Count and countess Morcerf.
READER'S COMMENTS
1. A nice book to be read.
2. The book has a lot of adventures.
3. It is about revenge.
4. It also teaches us what comes around goes around.
5. However, I disagree about revenge.
6. Another thing is, the ending is not that exciting.
7. Still, I will say it's a good book.