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.
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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.