Great American Read List discussion

This is the discussion page for our August 2022 novel:
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The book was written in 1844
Has a Goodreads rating of 4.26
and is #41 on the Great American Read List

At 1276 pages it will take some time to read, but from the reviews it's worth the time.

Please add to the discussion here and to your bookshelf as you read this classic.

This was my father's favourite book. I read it for the first time when I was 10, and have reread it periodically ever since (even in the original French).

It's long, and somewhat convoluted.

I've read several of the longer books that are listed by GAR such as War and Peace & Don Quixote. I would like to try this at some point even though I know it will take me a while. I'm looking at reading the Robin Buss unabridged translation, have you read this one? Is there another translation you would recommend?