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What 1000 page classic to read first?
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:50 am
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:50 am
Looking at Don Quixote, Count of Monte Cristo and Brothers Karamazov
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Posted on 5/1/26 at 1:12 pm to Cosmo
I can only speak for The Count of Monte Cristo of those three but it is one of my all time favorite books. Over 1k pages and little to no slogs. I love that book so much. Probably could have started it over and read it again as soon as I was done wit it. Really hated when I finished it.
Posted on 5/1/26 at 1:22 pm to Cosmo
I'd rank them:
1. Count of Monte Cristo
2. Brothers Karamazov
3. Don Quixote
1. Count of Monte Cristo
2. Brothers Karamazov
3. Don Quixote
Posted on 5/1/26 at 11:17 pm to Cosmo
Guess which one I recommend?
Posted on 5/2/26 at 8:52 am to DmitriKaramazov
I second
Posted on 5/5/26 at 8:42 am to Alyosha
Kaz brothers as well.
Posted on 5/5/26 at 8:15 pm to Raoul Stimulato
Read Atlas Shrugged in 2017 (1147 I think?); read The Stand in 2021 (1476 I think); currently reading Les Misearbles at 1732 (on page 750). I’m enjoying Les Mis and loved the first two, but a long book is a big commitment but worth it IMO. All took me a few months.
Next on my list would be The Count of Monte Cristo, but it won’t be for a few more years because I like to space them out,
After that, War and Peace.
Next on my list would be The Count of Monte Cristo, but it won’t be for a few more years because I like to space them out,
After that, War and Peace.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 12:10 pm to Cosmo
Definitely not Don Quixote. I took it with me to Europe while backpacking for 2 months after college because I thought it would be a good idea to carry one book that would last me a long time. I don't think I ever finished it (even though I did pick up tons of other books at hostels and such which I did read). I know it's super important as to the historical development of the novel as a genre... but it just wasn't very enjoyable to me.
The other two are both great.
The other two are both great.
Posted on 5/7/26 at 11:32 am to Cosmo
Brothers!
Posted on 5/7/26 at 11:32 pm to Alyosha
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I second
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Alyosha
Apparently I’m the only one who got this
Posted on 5/8/26 at 2:49 pm to Cosmo
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Looking at Don Quixote, Count of Monte Cristo and Brothers Karamazov
I may refer to it as "The Can of Moldy Crisco", when I speak of it...but I actually love the Count of Monte Cristo. It is so well written and is a great read.
Posted on 5/8/26 at 8:37 pm to Cosmo
Just finished Brothers K for the third time in 7 years
Posted on 5/9/26 at 10:37 am to Alyosha
One day I’ll take another shot at Brothers K - just couldn’t stay into it.
Posted on 5/10/26 at 11:45 pm to LSUfan20005
First half is character development and philosophical worldviews. The 2nd half is the carrying out of those worldviews in plot action, that often references the first half.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 7:24 am to Cosmo
The Count of Monte Cristo is phenomenal. I have not read the other two yet but hear great things. I went straight from The Count of Monte Cristo to The Three Musketeers (also Dumas) and liked it so much I am reading the whole trilogy. Just finished Twenty Years After and about to start The Man in the Iron Mask.
Don't sleep on War & Peace either!
Don't sleep on War & Peace either!
Posted on 5/13/26 at 2:37 am to Cosmo
Highly recommend The Count of MC. Read initially in middle school and have completed 6 more times over the years.
Also just finished the PBS Series. Very well done and aligns well with the book. The other 2 movie adaptations are utter trash.
Also just finished the PBS Series. Very well done and aligns well with the book. The other 2 movie adaptations are utter trash.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 2:26 pm to Cosmo
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Looking at Don Quixote, Count of Monte Cristo and Brothers Karamazov
Not that one
Posted on 5/13/26 at 9:24 pm to DmitriKaramazov
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Guess which one I recommend?
Russians wrote all the best books.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 7:07 pm to Cosmo
Don Quixote
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