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aidaninasia's review against another edition
4.0
I love Dumas, his deep philosophical writing that manages the perfect balance between entertaining and thought provoking, is not overly preachy like so many of his contemporaries and involves characters and plots delightfully intricate without having to do any mental gynastics to follow.
The Wolf Leader, is no different. While shorter than many of his other master pieces, it does not lack any of the above mentioned. I enjoyed it, Thibault, the story's protagonist, or antagonist, depending on how you interpret it, reminds me of Victor Frankenstein and Roderick Usher (in the Netflix series The Fall of The House of Usher). Dissatisfaction being their undoing. It is a tale of love, greed, fantasy and fighting and yet I simply cannot find it within myself to give it more than three stars.
I recommend it if you enjoy classic literature, fantasy and/or Dumas; however, there is no need to push it to the top of your TBR list.
The Wolf Leader, is no different. While shorter than many of his other master pieces, it does not lack any of the above mentioned. I enjoyed it, Thibault, the story's protagonist, or antagonist, depending on how you interpret it, reminds me of Victor Frankenstein and Roderick Usher (in the Netflix series The Fall of The House of Usher). Dissatisfaction being their undoing. It is a tale of love, greed, fantasy and fighting and yet I simply cannot find it within myself to give it more than three stars.
I recommend it if you enjoy classic literature, fantasy and/or Dumas; however, there is no need to push it to the top of your TBR list.
thebookboy's review against another edition
4.0
A dark fable of greed, devilry and hubris.
I'm confused as to why this classic werewolf novel isn't better known. It's a fun, philosophical read that questions the nature of morality while also being thoroughly entertaining in a way that only Dumas can make happen.
Sure, the beginning is a little slow and the ending isn't very satisfying (thus the four stars), but it's genuinely a very intriguing story, with plenty mad moments including body swapping, pacts with the devil, drunken revelry and, aptly, packs of wolves rampaging across the countryside.
Definitely worth a read if you enjoyed Frankenstein (there are lots of overlapping themes) or any classic monster/horror fiction with a generous dash of gothic silliness.
I'm confused as to why this classic werewolf novel isn't better known. It's a fun, philosophical read that questions the nature of morality while also being thoroughly entertaining in a way that only Dumas can make happen.
Sure, the beginning is a little slow and the ending isn't very satisfying (thus the four stars), but it's genuinely a very intriguing story, with plenty mad moments including body swapping, pacts with the devil, drunken revelry and, aptly, packs of wolves rampaging across the countryside.
Definitely worth a read if you enjoyed Frankenstein (there are lots of overlapping themes) or any classic monster/horror fiction with a generous dash of gothic silliness.
homosexual's review against another edition
4.0
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This is like a 4.5/5, its just the ending is kinda bleh for me, but I get what is meant symbolically. Also not really here for the whole section where Thibault says he should never question the class structure towards the end.
Overall a really good classic that i do recommend, it just took me forever to finish because school lmao
of course go into this expecting 19th century religious themes, obviously the werewolf doesn't win because God/holiness always wins. Still a classic, but this one is easier to read than other classics imo
This is like a 4.5/5, its just the ending is kinda bleh for me, but I get what is meant symbolically. Also not really here for the whole section where Thibault says he should never question the class structure towards the end.
Overall a really good classic that i do recommend, it just took me forever to finish because school lmao
of course go into this expecting 19th century religious themes, obviously the werewolf doesn't win because God/holiness always wins. Still a classic, but this one is easier to read than other classics imo
eyelit's review against another edition
4.0
unusual werewolf tale told with Dumas flair. well worth the time it took to track down a copy.
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