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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
I don't know if it's my state of mind or what, but I just couldn't get into this book. Interesting premise, but not for me.
Did not enjoy the jerky, plot movement, the thin character development, and the static female characters in particular. Perhaps mysteries are not for me
A very enjoyable book for book lovers about book lovers. With a twist.
I can't decide if I enjoyed this or not. I certainly rattled through it and it held my attention, but I found it somewhat unsatisfying at the end. I'd been expecting more. The twin threads of The Three Musketeers and The Nine Doors was interesting, but again I found the resolution of The Three Musketeers storyline as disappointing as the main plotline of the demonic The Nine Doors. So yes, disappointing would be the word for me.
What do the works of Alexandre Dumas and a rare, ancient text with instructions to summon the devil have in common? That is what Lucas Corso strives to discover in Arturo Perez-Reverte’s The Club Dumas (translated by Sonia Soto).
Corso, a middle-man of the rare book world, decides to kill two birds with one stone and verify the authenticity of a chapter from the manuscript for The Three Musketeers while comparing another client’s copy of The Nine Doors with two other copies, each credited with being the one true original in existence. In his travels, however, real people quickly become corpses while archetypal characters come to life. Corso struggles to find the connection before someone stops him for good.
For the complete review, visit my blog:
http://nightmaresdaydreamsandimaginedconversations.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/book-review-the-club-dumas-by-arturo-perez-reverte/
Corso, a middle-man of the rare book world, decides to kill two birds with one stone and verify the authenticity of a chapter from the manuscript for The Three Musketeers while comparing another client’s copy of The Nine Doors with two other copies, each credited with being the one true original in existence. In his travels, however, real people quickly become corpses while archetypal characters come to life. Corso struggles to find the connection before someone stops him for good.
For the complete review, visit my blog:
http://nightmaresdaydreamsandimaginedconversations.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/book-review-the-club-dumas-by-arturo-perez-reverte/
La investigación de dos libros, dos tramas en las que se enreda el protagonista al mismo tiempo.... Tengo que admitir que fue más interesante la investigación del libro de las Nueve Puertas
En este libro se muestra que es lo que un verdadero bibliófilo es capaz de hacer por sus libros (espero nunca terminar así)
En este libro se muestra que es lo que un verdadero bibliófilo es capaz de hacer por sus libros (espero nunca terminar así)
I can't decide if this book is too absurd or not absurd enough. Anyway, I didn't like it.
I totally loved this book. For one thing, it's a book about books, and the characters have a deep respect and love for books which is something that always makes me really happy. For another it's a really, really good mystery. I'm talking one of the best mysteries I've ever read kind of good mystery. I was hooked from page one and was kept intrigued and interested throughout the whole book.
There are two plot lines: one surrounding Dumas and The Three Musketeers (the parallels there are fabulous and I probably would appreciate it even more once I actually read the book, sadly I've only seen adaptations of it), and one involving a book called The Nine Doors that supposedly gives the owner the ability to summon the devil. What's great is that the two storylines interconnect and you kind of have to guess how they come together. I loved the way they were handled and how they were juggled. There were several twists that were excellent and that kept me guessing the whole way through.
The characters were all very interesting. I liked Corso, especially because he was sort of an anti-hero in a way. I also liked The Girl (aka Irene Adler--have I mentioned how much I love the nods to other books?). The mystery around her was so intriguing and even though you never really find out who she is (or possibly what she is?) I kind of like it because you can decide for yourself. Also, La Ponte was hilarious.
There were a lot of intense scenes, and the ending was fantastic. I loved the way that the ending was kind of open-ended when it came to The Nine Doors. You could decide for yourself how it ended and if things turned out the way they were supposed to, or if they went in another direction entirely. I guess I just liked that you could kind of fill in the blanks for yourself. It adds more to the story and it makes the book very much the reader's. This is a book about readers and for readers and about the deep love a reader can have for all books. It's just so well done and so well written and I loved every page. A must-read for any book lover.
There are two plot lines: one surrounding Dumas and The Three Musketeers (the parallels there are fabulous and I probably would appreciate it even more once I actually read the book, sadly I've only seen adaptations of it), and one involving a book called The Nine Doors that supposedly gives the owner the ability to summon the devil. What's great is that the two storylines interconnect and you kind of have to guess how they come together. I loved the way they were handled and how they were juggled. There were several twists that were excellent and that kept me guessing the whole way through.
The characters were all very interesting. I liked Corso, especially because he was sort of an anti-hero in a way. I also liked The Girl (aka Irene Adler--have I mentioned how much I love the nods to other books?). The mystery around her was so intriguing and even though you never really find out who she is (or possibly what she is?) I kind of like it because you can decide for yourself. Also, La Ponte was hilarious.
There were a lot of intense scenes, and the ending was fantastic. I loved the way that the ending was kind of open-ended when it came to The Nine Doors. You could decide for yourself how it ended and if things turned out the way they were supposed to, or if they went in another direction entirely. I guess I just liked that you could kind of fill in the blanks for yourself. It adds more to the story and it makes the book very much the reader's. This is a book about readers and for readers and about the deep love a reader can have for all books. It's just so well done and so well written and I loved every page. A must-read for any book lover.
I cringed at how bad some of the women were portrayed in this book. It had some genuinely interesting moments but is incredibly slow. I prefer the film...
La investigación de dos libros, dos tramas en las que se enreda el protagonista al mismo tiempo.... Tengo que admitir que fue más interesante la investigación del libro de las Nueve Puertas
En este libro se muestra que es lo que un verdadero bibliófilo es capaz de hacer por sus libros (espero nunca terminar así)
En este libro se muestra que es lo que un verdadero bibliófilo es capaz de hacer por sus libros (espero nunca terminar así)