BabeBigDaddy t1_itnfsh9 wrote on October 24, 2022 at 10:48 PM

Personally this book such a slog after the first 500 pages. I first read this around 2015 and it was agonizing at points to get through it although I did overall enjoy the ending when everything came together.

But I just gave this a re-read recently and gave up around page 900. I just didn’t care anymore. It drags on and on and while there are occasional good moment they don’t outweigh the boring.

The first 500 pages are amazing though. When the Count goes back to France is when I stated to check out. If other people love this book that’s great but I personally am not a fan.

ComicsNBigBooks OP t1_ito4xfp wrote on October 25, 2022 at 1:53 AM

Fair enough, I've heard this sentiment from people who don't love the book and I understand it. That said, I feel differently. I love everything in between, seeing the mental "chess matches" the Count is playing and trying to figure out his intentions, how he's gaining the faith of all the players on his chess board. I absolutely love all of it and found it riveting. And then the ending really sticks the landing. But I can understand how some would check out around the time he returns to France.