Chekhov's Mistress: The Count of Monte Cristo
Because here’s the thing about Dumas – he is a storyteller almost without equal. Whether you read the 400 page abridged version or the 1100 page unabridged version, the pages will fly past almost of their own accord. Plot is something that has become unfashionable in literary fiction – at its expense, I believe, hence its disappearing audience – and I wanted to see if it was possible to graft a modern literary sensibility onto a good, old-fashioned roaring plot engine.
Best book ever. Sent to me by Jaime, aka ascendingcoherence