MY REVIEW: Revenge
is, indeed, a dish best served cold
A young man
Edmond Dantes had it all: a good carrier, a great woman who was about to marry
him, and a happy life to look forward to. Instead, his life was ruined by his
enemies and envious friends. After a long time he makes his escape from
lifelong imprisonment and finds his means for revenge, and it is not just about
killing people who arranged for his downfall; this is too easy for them. He
intends to make them suffer as much as he did, if not more.As a tale of
revenge, this book surpassed everything the genre has to offer by miles. I know
is sounds pretentious, but in this case it is justified.
Edmond Dantès is
highly devious in his dealings with his enemies.
The book goes farther than being a simple tale about revenge. There is something so comforting about a classic. Edmond Dantès is truly on top of the world...he's handsome, young, successful, and about to marry a woman he loves. His boss promoted him, his lady-love's family beams approvingly at their wedding feast, and...
...and then the the police arrive and arrest him for treason (this takes place in the Napoleonic War era, so this was a hot-button topic), he's sent to the Chateau d, tortured, held despite protestations if innocence, and finally escapes with the terminal assistance of the Abbé Faria, whose death offers Edmond the means of escape and the means to achieve revenge on the horrible people who, out of jealousy, deprived him of his youth.
Revenge is, indeed, a dish best served cold.....................
The book goes farther than being a simple tale about revenge. There is something so comforting about a classic. Edmond Dantès is truly on top of the world...he's handsome, young, successful, and about to marry a woman he loves. His boss promoted him, his lady-love's family beams approvingly at their wedding feast, and...
...and then the the police arrive and arrest him for treason (this takes place in the Napoleonic War era, so this was a hot-button topic), he's sent to the Chateau d, tortured, held despite protestations if innocence, and finally escapes with the terminal assistance of the Abbé Faria, whose death offers Edmond the means of escape and the means to achieve revenge on the horrible people who, out of jealousy, deprived him of his youth.
Revenge is, indeed, a dish best served cold.....................
By
Devikrishna Saju
No. 14
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