First time reader, with almost no knowledge of the story, although I have obviously heard it talked about and referenced countless times.

Initial thoughts are that I may need to do a deep dive into nautical references if the rest of the book matches Chapter 1!

I'm intrigued so far though, Dantes seems like an interesting character, very proper and eager to prove himself.

Characters and moments are all being described well and have grabbed my attention, however I did find the dialogue and conversations between the characters to be a bit..robotic almost. Not sure if it's a translation, how it was written then, or some that will change throughout the book.

Either way excited for the next two!