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RE: Edmond

in #psychology7 years ago

Eloquent. I'm going to have to make time to read that book. For some reason, I've read multiple scifi riffs on it: Jack Vance's Demon Princes saga, Alfred Bester's magnificent Stars My Destination but never the original itself.

The lessons are definitely universal; you'd be surprised at how many people are failures because they are genuinely afraid of success.

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Yes, I loved The Stars My Destination too!

Most people who have read The Count of Monte Cristo, haven't actually read the real book, but most likely an abridged version that ripped out its soul and its guts. I recommend the Penguin edition, Robin Buss translation.