Comments | yujin_34: Le Comte de Monte Cristo

yujin_34

Le Comte de Monte Cristo

Feb 01, 2006 21:10

Wow, after about a week I finally finished the masterpiece known as The Count of Monte Cristo, about 1000 pages of pure enjoyment. Never had a book had such a profound effect on me; I was utterly amazed at how quickly the time passes when I read it and found it to be strangely accessible for a book that was written over a hundred years ago ( ( Read more... )

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fa_y_ke February 1 2006, 15:32:54 UTC

Lucky you...

I hope I can still grab a tic when I get back to Melbourne

yujin_34 February 4 2006, 09:55:44 UTC

Hmm better hurry!

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yujin_34 February 4 2006, 09:56:15 UTC

I'm a UQ student. :)

tierraroja March 16 2006, 23:03:53 UTC

Agreed the new Opeth album sounds like mouldy ass, but eh hopefully they won't perform too much of it at the show. Oh btw Gankutsuo has only just recieved a western release over here. I agree it is a great take on The Count of Monte Cristo and this is surprising as usually the Japanese butcher anything western and likewise for the west.

corvar October 12 2006, 02:27:01 UTC

The Musketeers by Dumas' is pretty good too.

I have been going back trying to fill in my classics between other reading. Just finished Brave New World by Huxley, also fantastic.