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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
the count of monte cristo for people with no time
emotional
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
O livro torna-se mais interessante assim que é introduzida a personagem do amante de túlipas.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
While it does lack the grand scope of Musketeers, Count of Monte Cristo, or even The Last Cavalier, The Black Tulip is classic Dumas: by turns sweepingly romantic and utterly ridiculous. A good pick for lovers of adventure stories that don't take months to read.
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
one of my fave classics.. so so happy i reread it! such an emotional story, i adore it immensely. its simplicity and complexity really stay with you.
the premise is this: holland, 1672. amidst a very intense political historical background, cornelius is a man devoted to tulips. things go wrong and he is falsely accused of betrayal of his country. he is an innocent man, so he willingly puts his head up and suffers through torture. his only hope and want: to create the unique black tulip and win the city of haarlem’s contest, for the 100.000 francs and most importantly for the honour and glory of accomplishing this grand achievement!
the premise is this: holland, 1672. amidst a very intense political historical background, cornelius is a man devoted to tulips. things go wrong and he is falsely accused of betrayal of his country. he is an innocent man, so he willingly puts his head up and suffers through torture. his only hope and want: to create the unique black tulip and win the city of haarlem’s contest, for the 100.000 francs and most importantly for the honour and glory of accomplishing this grand achievement!
rosa’s determination and love, cornelius’ faith and hope, baxtel’s insane devotion/jealousy, all surrounding the black tulip.
to despise flowers is to offend god.
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Dumas is a master storyteller. At times this was very predictable to me as to how certain plot points were going to play out but all in all it was an very enjoyable read. Though tulips still are not in my top ten of flowers I like.