I'm used to reading more comedy-type books like 'HitchHikers Guide to the Galaxy', but I've read a couple of 'classics' like 'Girl with a Pearl Earring', '1984', 'Animal Farm' and I liked them. I'm thinking of reading 'Count of MC', but I don't know if I'd like it.
BTW, can any one suggest any other good books I could read?
I'm not really into Jane Austin type things though.
2006-10-06 11:38:33 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I think it's a great book...and it's not a hard read. If you like The Count, you might want to try the Great Gatsby--it's my favorite classic. If you're into the more fantasy type books like 1984 and Animal Farm, consider Farhenheit 451 by Bradbury and Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne.
2006-10-06 17:18:32 · answer #1 · answered by jlcon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Count of Monte Cristo was a great read. If you like this genre though, maybe you should try the sci-fi/fantasy genre as well as thrillers or other puzzles-type books like the da Vinci Code, Decipher by Stel Pavlou, Amazonia by James Rollins or Temple by Matthew Reilly. Each of these books are great reads and Matthew Reilly is one of my favorite authors in this genre.
2006-10-07 21:08:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the other books you mentioned here I think you like reading science or futuristic or sci-fi. The greatest writer for all three is Issac Asimov ( 450 books) ,a genius, a physic and a probably the most prolific author in history .
Get a library membership or it can be expensive
2006-10-06 19:11:39 · answer #3 · answered by jim60 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say just get it from the library and start to read it. If it's a book which fires your imagination you'll just keep on going to the end.
I loved that book but it doesn't mean everyone has to love it too.
It's a question of taste and to some degree perseverance (it's a long story)
I think I was about 14 when I read it.
2006-10-06 18:58:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I loved the book.
But "Animal Farm" won't come close!
If you read stuff like that, it might be out of your league!
I'm more of a Jane Austin, Shakespeare type..
If you find Austin's work difficult, you might find Count of Monte Cristo hard....
Try it though!! it's great!!
2006-10-06 18:47:23 · answer #5 · answered by ixoyechirho 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a good book but a bit lengthy. other books you may enjoy reading:
- Brave New World (Aldos Huxley)
- Lord of The Flies ( William Golding)
-Mrs Dalloway ( Virginia Woolf)
- Bleak House ( Charles Dickens)
- Dublinners ( James Joyce)
2006-10-07 10:35:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is way better than the recent film
It is a story dealing with honor and class struggle.
By the way, that is a great book list. Try Stranger In A Strange Land.
2006-10-06 18:45:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do recommend reading The Count of Monte Cristo. I thought it was a great book. Lots of excitement!
2006-10-07 11:17:08 · answer #8 · answered by laney_po 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's one of my top 10 books of all time. And I read a lot...
You might also like Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions or Cat's Cradle.
2006-10-08 01:27:52 · answer #9 · answered by hvw8ca 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I loved the book but then I'm into historical fiction. I think you'll like it. Have you tried the 3 Musketeers?
2006-10-06 19:27:35 · answer #10 · answered by space_nutty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋