Tag: the count of monte cristo
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Five classics that ought to capture you from page one
I feel great, like extremely good. It’s unaccountable, since I’ve felt pretty not-great for most of the past two months. Can’t explain it. Anyway, early in the history of this blog I used to do lists! My most popular one was eight writing manuals that aren’t a total waste of time. And last night as…
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Ten books I read this year which are exactly as good as you think they are
Normally, I divide my year-end book list into two categories: books that are as good as you think they are and books that are surprisingly good. I do this just because it’d feel weird if I stood up and was like, “Hey, I read this amazing book. It’s called Anna Karenina! Have you heard of it?!?!”…
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Can’t recommend THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO highly enough
Whenever someone wants to praise a fantasy or an adventure novel, they’ll talk about the complexity of its characterization and the ambiguity of its morality. Because there is something inherently very suspect about the act of killing or harming people, even when you’re certain that they’re villainous. For one thing, what if you’re wrong? Also,…