/lit/ - Literature

So, about halfway through the audiobook. If I was reading this in print I would be skipping huge swaths of padding. So, a few things:

1. People treat this like a masterpiece of the ages. It's not. It's not pulp fiction but it's definitely far from literary master study.
2. Too much fantasy in something which is supposed to be historic fiction.
3. Too may absurd coincidences take place.
4. The gripping first part of the Count's origins and framing devolves into a massively bloated power fantasy.
5. Listening to every one of the many new characters go on and ON about how amazing the Count is gets old.
6. The Count, having spent 14 years in prison gets out to become a fabulously wealthy super noble with the finest horses, best residences, covered in untold riches from all over the world, held in awe by all, able to buy his way to sultans and popes, etc...seems like a pretty good trade for a 14 year prison stay? Why is he pissed off again?
7. How am I supposed to sympathize with the author's naked power fantasy?

So, revenge novels. I got interested in this genre (premise?) recently. I'm listening to the unabridged version of an audiobook of Count of Monte Cristo...and it's awful. The first part of the story was fairly engaging, but it quickly sinks into fantastical absurdity and wild bloat. So, are there better examples? Doing a google search just brings up lists of unrelated genres (ie, murder mysteries) and other junk. Does this "genre" actually exist?

>>14130237
>revenge good

is it worth reading?

How do I become the Count of Monte Cristo?

Is there a better revenge story?

>muh revenge

When does it get good?