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24 alternatives to The Count of Monte Cristo

"On what slender threads do life and fortune hang"

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Count of Monte Cristo launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Read The Count of Monte Cristo and others in installments in your email▲220

   2020 · serialliterature.com · its alternatives →

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   Incognito▲70

   The secret lives of the brain

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Folded Clock▲70

   Diary of a modern writer

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Leonardo's Notebooks▲69

   Writing and art of the great master

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   "The Bird Market" By Anton Chekhov▲62

   TFW You Learn More About Life From A Bird, Than From School

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Fahrenheit 451 ▲21

   A Book About Books

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Elegance of the Hedgehog▲68

   Beautiful existentialist novel

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Da Vinci Curse▲74

   Life Design for People With Too Many Interests and Talents

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   The Monk and The Riddle▲56

   Putting the Journey of Business Into Life's Perspective

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Black Swan▲80

    The impact of the highly improbable

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Shape of Time▲62

    Remarks on the history of things

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Breaking Busy▲64

    How to find peace and purpose in a world of crazy

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Don Quixote▲62

    A Masterpiece of European Literature

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Judgement of Paris▲65

    Surprisingly great read about the early history of Impressio

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    This Side of Paradise▲66

    F. Scott Fitzgerald's First Novel

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Booknshelf – Discover great books on different topics▲89

    2017 · booknshelf.com · its alternatives →

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    Ender's Game▲93

    The enemy's gate is down

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Harry Potter Series▲70

    Another classic fantasy series

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Book of Disquiet▲61

    A haunting mosaic of dreams

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Drunkard's Walk▲56

    How randomness rules our lives

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Andy Grove▲76

    The life and times of an American

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Chronic City▲57

    A quest for truth in a city built on ambition

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero▲66

    A high-stakes drama full of murder, madness, & tyranny

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Stiff▲62

    The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →