• The Count of Monte Cristo

  • By: Alexandre Dumas
  • Narrated by: Alan Munro
  • Length: 57 hrs and 20 mins
  • 3.7 out of 5 stars (537 ratings)

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The Count of Monte Cristo

By: Alexandre Dumas
Narrated by: Alan Munro
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Publisher's summary

An adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy, and forgiveness, it focuses on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail, acquires a fortune and sets about getting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment. However, his plans have devastating consequences for the innocent as well as the guilty.

Considered a literary classic today, The Count of Monte Cristo has become a fixture of Western literature, as inescapable and immediately identifiable as Mickey Mouse, Noah's flood, and the story of Little Red Riding Hood.

Complete and unabridged; a 55-hour epic adventure!

Public Domain (P)2012 Trout Lake Media

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A computer could have read this better

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A Classic Tale

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Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Alan Munro?

Alan Munro's narration was stilted, choppy and in short, plainly horrible. If I had not heard and enjoyed other audiobooks, his performance may have put me off the genre entirely!

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totally awesome!

ok there's a reason why this book has been around for a couple hundred years! great story, great reader really enjoyed this! great voice!

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Excruciating Performance

So bad I couldn't listen past the first chapter. Where did they get this reader?

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The Things We Hear

The story of The Count of Monte Cristo remains as wonderful as it has ever been. It is the narration that provides the problem. Not a good voice for the narration of this book at all.

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Best book ever!!

This book is awesome. Nuff said. 9 more words were required to post this post.

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A Disappointment

As a teacher of reading, I would have Alan Munro practice reading aloud to improve his fluency. His phrasing, disregard for punctuation and monotone voice make it difficult to listen to and even understand one of my favorite stories.

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Long but worth the wait

Very long book, but if you stick with it, the pay off is fantastic.

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Odd reading

The story is good but the odd halting way the narrater reads is disconcerting.

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A great story. Must read (hear)

It is obvious why this is one of the classics. Great story with happy ending.

Very long! Over 60 hours.

Not a great oration. Have heard a LOT better as far as character voices go.

Anyway, Still a great book.


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Great story, awful narrator.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

He was reading like William Shatner speaks in Family Guy. Pauses where there are none, the intonation way off. Dear.......friendwould..........youlikesome.........wine?

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