Secretum vs The Count of Monte Cristo: Which Should You Read?
Secretum
July 1700, Rome. Atto Melani once a celebrated castrato soprano, now a spy in the service of King Louis XIV, the Sun King mingles with other high-ranking guests at the villa of Cardinal Spada.
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Count of Monte Cristo highest: The Count of Monte Cristo 4.5 · Secretum 3.8.
- The Count of Monte Cristo is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 14 for Secretum.
- The Count of Monte Cristo has the widest readership — 3190 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Secretum | The Count of Monte Cristo | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (882) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (6) | 4.4 (1585) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (8) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (3190) |
Reception
| Secretum | The Count of Monte Cristo | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 882 | 3190 |
| Editions | 8 | 3 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 641 | — |
| Reading it now | 48 | — |
| Written reviews | 54 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 52 | 120681 |
| Pages | 764 | 242 |