I first read it as a teen, then in my 20s, now in my 30s, and it hits different each time - ThreadSky

swordsjew.bsky.social • 43 days ago

I first read it as a teen, then in my 20s, now in my 30s, and it hits different each time

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swordsjew.bsky.social•42 days ago

anyway here's the column!! https://buttondown.com/theswordandthesandwich/archive/notable-sandwiches-121-monte-cristo/

thelaundry.bsky.social•42 days ago

I just want a glossy 3 minute montage of the Count in full period garb workshopping versions of the sandwich until he's perfected it.

osullivanc.bsky.social•42 days ago

📌

bethanylilly.bsky.social•42 days ago

I haven't read it since my 20s, I really should read it again!

kerberren.bsky.social•43 days ago

Going on my good reads now!

ultralaser.bsky.social•42 days ago

i need to watch the wild ass anime adaptation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gankutsuou:_The_Count_of_Monte_Cristo

friendlyjen.bsky.social•42 days ago

In A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, young Stephen reads it and thinks it is a manual for living.

olikeef.bsky.social•42 days ago

Exactly the same for me. One of the few books I have returned to again and again.

olikeef.bsky.social•42 days ago

The book sleepers lead me to it. It's one of the character's favorite books and takes it to prison with him.

phyrkrakr.bsky.social•43 days ago

Have you ever read Steven Brust's fantasy takes on Dumas? It starts with THE PHOENIX GUARDS and the CoMC book is THE BARON OF MAGISTER VALLEY

phyrkrakr.bsky.social•43 days ago

It ties into his VLAD TALTOS books, but is kind of a prequel to that series

phyrkrakr.bsky.social•43 days ago

If you're interested in a smartass human* assassin living in the world of elves* it's worth checking out. This format is too short for a full review, but I ADORE these books, and Vlad is my favorite fantasy character, ever

swordsjew.bsky.social•43 days ago

is it fantasy or sci fi?

phyrkrakr.bsky.social•42 days ago

Fantasy. There's different kinds of magic and no tech to speak of

periodeye.bsky.social•43 days ago

Aw crap this is like the 3rd time this book has come up this week, I got to see how it lands in my 40s. Loved it as a teen.

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