#lcdmc

[olympain]

We always find greatness in the dead. In the end, we forgive them. I don't want anyone to forgive you.

[edmonddantesisdead]

my most enduring hot take is that the count of monte cristo should have an adaptation where edmond is a woman but no other genders are changed

it wouldn't work in source (sexism! privilege!) but some of these adaptations get so crazy with it anyway where's my lesbian monte cristo

the actual lesbians in the book get written out of a lot of adaptations and i just think it would be cool and fun and good if edmond and mercedes were lesbians too, and i like to ponder how that would change the story

i just like women and want to see a girl go crazy insane the way edmond did #winning

[satlun]

[austinanimates]

Forgot that I could post memes here lmao

[specificpollsaboutbooks]

Favorite Standalone Books

Semifinals

The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas père) VS Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)

The Count of Monte Cristo

Pride and Prejudice

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Voting ended onJul 15, 2025

Propaganda and spoilers underneath :

Propaganda for The Count of Monte Cristo :

"A great book about vengeance *spoilers* where Edmond Dantès loses everything and after gaining then losing a father figure and inheriting his fortune, becomes the count of monte cristo, executes his vengeance and finally the count dies, letting Edmond come back."

Propaganda for Pride and Prejudice :

"Elizabeth’s rejection of Darcy’s first proposal speaks for itself"

[aira-l]

Modern au Villefort

[ermlady]

I have one main gripe with Le Comte de Monte Cristo (2024) and it’s that we don’t get a good sense for Edmond’s generosity, and a balanced depiction of his sense of justice

Like, yes, we see how he is the “agent of a blind fate” but what’s so important in the book is showing not just his punishment of the villains, but how he rewards those who stood by him

Namely, Mr. Morell.

It could be argued that the sparing of Albert shows that side of him, but that was for love of Mercedes. In contrast, the entire Morell family being anonymously saved by that same agent of fate would have been a FAR better way to flesh out the Count in the movie

[teamfortresstwo]

Y’know, all things considered, Villefort was exceedingly normal about this random guy showing up in his on-lockdown house and proclaiming himself Valentine’s lover .