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> I get my technical content during the day from the internet so don't really feel the need to read technical books, though I'll make the odd exception.

This is definitely where I'm at. The only two technical books I can say I've really read are The Rust Book and Crafting Interpreters, both of which I kind of skimmed, wrote some code, and read more in detail to fill in the gaps.

Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favorites.

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Never got Monte Christo. I only read half of it. Yeah these guys crossed this dude and sure he can have his revenge but it's like reading about Jeff Bezos picking on his school bullies.

What did I miss in this book?

For me it was a combination of the scale of what he was getting revenge for - not just “crossed this dude” but ruined his entire life as he knew it - and that regardless of the overarching plot, it is a very well written book. Personally, I’m a fan of long books that suck you into their world, even if the story itself isn’t incredible - I’m the same with music, I tend to like slow evolving techno and ambient - I’m more interested in the atmosphere than the narrative/drama!

The book is extremely well written but also extremely boring. There is one who is a real opposition to Monte Christo. All you do is watch him ruin the life's of his opponents in return.

In the end Monte Christo profited from being locked up. This doesn't justify the act of his opponents but what he does is basically the same and no one notices him or is a serious threat to him. Well as far as I read.

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