Thoughts
I think there are two things that make The Count hard to read.
First, it's paced like a serialized TV show, not a movie. It's accused of being long and spending time on things that don't advance the plot, but no one complains about *Friends* being too long because they understand that the medium isn't hurried.
Second, it's written in a super distant third person. You see The Count talk to people, but you don't see him do a lot and you don't often know what he's thinking.
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