I need to find a good website for notes on a book....?

Question

The book is "The Count of Monte Cristo". I need the summaries/notes to be seperated by chapters! And I'm reading the abridged version of the book. If it says it's like, 1400 pages, that's too long. The abridged one is like 600 pages. I need to take notes, but can't really understand any of it. I have to read the notes, then read the book to get the gist of it. I'm in 8th grade in the advanced class. Somebody got the teacher into this big discussion about how she has students that have lexile scores anywhere from 1000 to 1400. She has to choose books that won't bore the 1400's, and won't frustrate the 1000's to death. I'm at the lower end, and I'm gettin ticked off...

I've tried Sparknotes and Cliffnotes...those sites suck. They don't have the abridged version!!! And people, I just skim the notes, so I can get an idea in modern english, then I go back and read the chapters I've been assigned and take my own notes.

bookrags is no good either...they just go into the first couple chapers

neithers pink monkey

Answer 1

You should really read it, but if you don't undertand it print out the Sparknotes (just summaries) and have them next to you as you read the book pages. When you get to a part of the book you don’t understand look over at the sparknotes and you will understand it from the simplified summary. If you do this enough eventally you will understand the text. I read that book in sixth grade and understood it, than read it again in eight grade in French, so count yourself lucky!

Answer 2

Well, don't freak out.
The Count of Monte Cristo is a wonderful book.

I don't suggest that you read notes at all, because once you start reading notes on each chapter, you aren't going to go back to read the book.
Trust me, I know from experience.

The best thing you can possibly do, is just take the book one page at a time. It'll be worth your time, I PROMISE.

But if you really are struggling and are ready to swallow gasoline, just go to that one site that all the losers use called CliffNotes.

I warn you, that if you use CliffNotes, there's a very high probability that your teacher will find out and call you out on it.
Using notes in place of the actual text = not good.
And you will NEVER get away with it in high school. >.<

Answer 3

Notes on "The Count of Monte Cristo":
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/montecristo/
http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-count/

Answer 4

Why?You should be smart enough to read it yourself and take notes on it.Then you will feel like you actuallly did something.Read the book,and take your own notes on it.

Answer 5

I can really appreciate your situation. It is probably bugging you a lot that some people can skate through the books quickly and retain a lot... I couldn't do it either.

There are links below. Sparks Notes provides really good chapter summaries. The websites below normally do a good job, and for many books Book Rags (one of the sites) has great chapter summaries. They have two types of service... free and premium. You can purchase a study guide online for $7.99 but perhaps that is more than you care to spend. Here is a teaser from Spark Notes.
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Chapter 1: The Arrival at Marseilles
In the port of Marseilles, France, an eager crowd watches as a ship called the Pharaon pulls into dock. The ship’s owner, Monsieur Morrel, is greeted with sad news: the ship’s captain has died at sea. The nineteen-year-old first mate, Edmond Dantès, reassures Morrel that despite the loss of the captain, the trip went smoothly and all the cargo arrived safely. Morrel is impressed with the young man’s performance as temporary captain.

Danglars, the ship’s supercargo, who is responsible for all financial matters, attempts to undermine Morrel’s good opinion of Dantès. Morrel boards the ship and Danglars tells him that Dantès forced the ship to stop at the Isle of Elba, which cost them precious time. When Morrel confronts Dantès with this accusation, Dantès explains that he stopped the ship at Elba in order to carry out his captain’s dying request: to deliver a package to an exiled grand-marshal, Maréchal Bertrand. He says that while he was on the island he spoke with Napoleon, the deposed emperor of France.
With this matter cleared up, Morrel asks Dantès for his opinion of Danglars. Dantès answers honestly, explaining that he has a personal dislike for Danglars but that Danglars does his work very well. Morrel approves of Dantès’s behavior at Elba, of his honest assessment of an enemy, and of his character in general. Morrel declares that after he consults with his partner, Dantès will be named the new captain of the Pharaon, despite his young age. Dantès is ecstatic, while Danglars is beside himself with envy.
Chapter 2: Father and Son
Leaving the docks, Dantès goes straight to see his father. He is shocked by the old man’s physical deterioration and soon discovers its cause: his father has been starving for the past few months. Though Dantès left his father with 200 francs, the tailor Caderousse demanded that the elder Dantès pay him a debt that his son owed, which left the old man with only sixty francs on which to live. Dantès tells his father the good news of his promotion and hands him a modest pile of gold, telling him to buy himself all the provisions he needs.
Caderousse then enters the small room to welcome Dantès home. Dantès receives Caderousse politely, telling himself “he is a neighbour who has done us a service . . . so he’s welcome.” Caderousse has already heard the news of Dantès’s promotion and congratulates him. Caderousse then leaves the father and son and goes downstairs, where Danglars is waiting for him. The two men discuss their dislike for Dantès and accuse him of being arrogant. Caderousse reveals that Dantès’s good luck might be about to change: the woman he loves, Mercédès, has been seen in the company of another man. Danglars and Caderousse, hoping for the worst, decide to wait by the road near Mercédès’s house, in order to determine whether Dantès has really been jilted.
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There is much more after the above excerpt.

Answer 6

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/montecristo/

Sparknotes have great summaries and an analysis to go with the chapters...Try going there first if you are having troubles. Good luck@

Answer 7

I got you......

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/montecristo/


This site above gives summaries of ALL 117 chapters.

You will be able to pick the book up quickly.

Hope this helps, im sure it will!

Answer 8

if you sit down and read the book it will be one of the greatest pieces of literature you'll read. but if you really need note, book rags is really good

http://www.bookrags.com/

Answer 9

good websites below

Answer 10

sparknotes.com
cliffnotes.com
pinkmonkey.com