This brilliant recasting of the classic story The Count of Monte Cristo centers on Ned Maddstone, a happy, charismatic, Oxford-bound seventeen-year-old whose rosy future is virtually pre-ordained. Handsome, confident, and talented, newly in love with bright, beautiful Portia, his father an influential MP, Ned leads a charmed life. But privilege makes him an easy target for envy, and in the course of one day Ned's destiny is forever altered. A promise made to a dying teacher combined with a prank devised by a jealous classmate mutates bewilderingly into a case of mistaken arrest and incarceration. Ned finds himself a political prisoner in a nightmarish exile that lasts years, until a fellow inmate reawakens Ned's intellect and resurrects his will to live. The chilling consequences of Ned's recovery are felt worldwide.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Exceptional!!:
The comedic Stephen Fry's writing in "Revenge" is exceptional! I must admit when I picked up the book, I was unsure of how it was going to be, seeing as Fry is known for his comedy and here he is writing a serious novel. By far, one of the best books I have ever read! By reading this book, you would have had no idea that Stephen Fry is a comedic actor who did shows like "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" and "Jeeves and Wooster". Fry masks his funny comeic side for a more serious side. "Revenge" had me... more info
A Good Book..."Railly":
First, a note on these "Professional" reviewers who, I'm now more convinced than ever, do not actually read the books they review: 1.) The Library Journal review above says that Ned "falls under the tutelage of a man known only as Babe" Wrong! The man's name is Simon Fraser, which he reveals to Ned, and to every reader on p.151 2.) If you continue reading these ever so Professional reviews, you'll come across the American Library Association review which has Ned down as an Eton graduate. Wrong again!... more info
Revenge isn't always sweet ... but do read this novel!:
Note: `Revenge' is the same novel as `The Stars' Tennis Balls' re-titled for the American market You can't go wrong with Fry's novels: his plots are unpredictable, his writing style is witty, intelligent and captivating, and his (dark) humour is ever-present ... what more could you ask for?
Warning, this is "The Stars' Tennis Balls Retitled" but...:
it's still a good read. If you expect a gentle(but twisted)bit of comic relief, you'll be surprised. "The Stars' Tennis Balls" is actually a pretty nifty thriller, but AFA retitling the book for the US market, inquiring minds want to know "WHY??" When I think Revenge, I think of the Jim Harrison novella, or Michael(K-k-k-ken)Palin's line in A Fish Called Wanda. I guess the powers that be thought this would jazz things up. What a bunch of idiots!! I bought this because I treasure Stephen Fry(I picked it used... more info
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