I loved the first 300 pages, but it turns out that 900ish pages of slow-burn revenge aren't for me. I liked the diabolical scheming, the muttering in the middle of conversations, the prison escape and the treasure hunting. But by the time I got to about 500 pages I realized - I REALLY didn't care how the Count was going to get revenge. Like, at all. I guess revenge just isn't interesting to me.