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Everyone needs to either read or watch the Count of Monte Cristo
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:06 am
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:06 am
I think justice will be served slow and cold.
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Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:10 am to Louisianalabguy
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:14 am to Louisianalabguy
It’s a wonderful book. I’ve read it 3 or 4 times now and it’s just as good every time, though it is a bit of a time investment.
That said, I don’t believe it is our place to get revenge on others. God’s vengeance upon the ungodly will be far worse than anything we can do anyway.
That said, I don’t believe it is our place to get revenge on others. God’s vengeance upon the ungodly will be far worse than anything we can do anyway.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:22 am to FooManChoo
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That said, I don’t believe it is our place to get revenge on others. God’s vengeance upon the ungodly will be far worse than anything we can do anyway.
Agreed. Revenge is based on hatred and unforgivness. However, justice and retribution are completely different concepts. If we are to go forward and resolve many of our problems, justice and retribution wil HAVE to be served.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:46 am to Louisianalabguy
The recent series on PBS was very good. #movieboard
BTW, I hope you are right....
BTW, I hope you are right....
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:48 am to Louisianalabguy
Fun fact. Alexandre Dumas, the author, was the son of a Haitian slave and a Frenchman.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:52 am to Louisianalabguy
i'm not sure i'm capable of reading a 1300 page book. 
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:55 am to Louisianalabguy
Man, I could go for a good Monte Cristo.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:56 am to FooManChoo
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That said, I don’t believe it is our place to get revenge on others. God’s vengeance upon the ungodly will be far worse than anything we can do anyway.
This is true in a biblical sense.
However the Bible doesn’t require us not to apply justice to those who break the law or hurt others.
It limits somewhat that punishment should be in the New Testament but applying judicial consequences is required in a world of evil to prevent future acts of harm to others.
In this case until there are consequences our opponents will continue to do us harm because they do not fear any blow back for doing so.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:59 am to Chad504boy
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i'm not sure i'm capable of reading a 1300 page book.
It’s not a page turner either. Good book, great story, but a bit of a slog.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 12:12 pm to Penrod
Depends on what translation you get. I read the Penguin version and I thought it moved pretty well for such a long book. Then I tried to read the Barnes and Noble version with a different translation. Way worse.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 12:29 pm to FooManChoo
It's point is not what the OP thinks it is. Dantes almost let's the need for revenge consume him. He's brought to the edge of almost having to dig the two holes.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 2:14 pm to Rubberbandman21
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Depends on what translation you get. I read the Penguin version and I thought it moved pretty well for such a long book. Then I tried to read the Barnes and Noble version with a different translation. Way worse.
Interesting. I might try that version. I love the story.I read it about 40 years ago, so I have no idea what translation it was.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 2:31 pm to Louisianalabguy
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Everyone needs to either read or watch the Count of Monte Cristo
Read it. There are no movie adaptations that do the book full justice.
I like the one with Jim Cavezial and then there is a new 8 part series put out by PBS classics that is good but neither do the book justice.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 2:35 pm to Louisianalabguy
I don't know about the book or the movie, but the man makes a damn fine sammich.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 2:38 pm to Penrod
I think it was written as an episodic serial and then later compiled into a book.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 2:47 pm to Louisianalabguy
Huey Long’s favorite book: "I read it every year. That man in that book knew how to hate, and until you learn how to hate, you'll never get anywhere."
Posted on 5/26/26 at 3:46 pm to Louisianalabguy
"Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves" ... Abbe Faria from Confucius
Posted on 5/26/26 at 4:40 pm to Louisianalabguy
Great book and great writer with with other great titles to his resume including The Three Musketeers, and The Man In the Iron Mask. I happen to have a couple of his titles from the Easton Press.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 6:11 pm to Louisianalabguy
I remember being a kid in the 80s and desperately wanting to watch something on TV (don't even remember what it was but it was probably something completely useless and forgettable), but couldn't because my mom just HAD to watch The Count of Monte Christo.
Boy, that's one argument I'm glad to have lost. I was blown away.
Sure wish she was around so I could thank her again.
And of course the book was even better, but a slow slog at first.
Boy, that's one argument I'm glad to have lost. I was blown away.
Sure wish she was around so I could thank her again.
And of course the book was even better, but a slow slog at first.
This post was edited on 5/26/26 at 6:13 pm
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