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ragne's review
4.0
Oh, how I cried!
It is strange, becaus there was quite a lot I didn't like about this series, but still, I cried. Maybe I'm just getting soppy in my old age.
I'm not sure why this book is called "The Man in the Iron Mask", because he is barely in the story at all. He has a rather small appearance, then is never heard about again. I had thought he would be one of the main characters.
I am also not sure why the books before spent so much time describing the romance between the king and la Valliere, or why it has mentioned so many things not really nessecary for the story at all. The series could have been simply "The Three Musketeers", and a little longer version of "The Man in the Iron Mask", and still have told everything. To tell the truth, I was often getting tired of the story, because it took so long to get to the point. Still, I am glad I read them all. I just wouldn't recommend them to everyone.
It is strange, becaus there was quite a lot I didn't like about this series, but still, I cried. Maybe I'm just getting soppy in my old age.
I'm not sure why this book is called "The Man in the Iron Mask", because he is barely in the story at all. He has a rather small appearance, then is never heard about again. I had thought he would be one of the main characters.
I am also not sure why the books before spent so much time describing the romance between the king and la Valliere, or why it has mentioned so many things not really nessecary for the story at all. The series could have been simply "The Three Musketeers", and a little longer version of "The Man in the Iron Mask", and still have told everything. To tell the truth, I was often getting tired of the story, because it took so long to get to the point. Still, I am glad I read them all. I just wouldn't recommend them to everyone.
jennikreads's review
3.0
Wrapping up this series of books was bitter sweet. I've grown pretty attached to certain characters. Another masterpiece of Dumas literature. This was definitely not my favorite of those in this series, I think that can be attributed mostly to my distaste for one character in particular that has a large presence in this book. It was very interesting to see the lives of these four men as their adventures came to a close. I will say, and I don't know if it's a spoiler or not... but I'll go ahead and say SPOILER ALERT. I was angry as I closed the book to find that the one of those famous musketeers that I most disliked and was rooting for to fail or be killed was the only one left living in the end. It's a mark of a great author in my opinon that I readers form such strong emotions, positive or negative, about their characters.
emmay's review
5.0
I have been making my way steadily through these books for years and this was definitely a fitting end. It seemed to have all the best bits from the other books, plenty of action and intrigue but this one had more emotional depth than the others. I suppose that also comes with having followed the lives of these characters for so long, but the lovely way that the 4 musketeers are written and described I feel like you can't help but love them.
If you've made it this far through the volumes you're going to want to finish them, and The Man In The Iron Mask is an excellent finish.
Although Porthos deserved more, he always deserves more.
If you've made it this far through the volumes you're going to want to finish them, and The Man In The Iron Mask is an excellent finish.
Although Porthos deserved more, he always deserves more.
caterinaanna's review
4.0
If I've read any of the other Three Musketeers books - and I think I have - it was long, long ago so I remembered little of their characters. However, this books quickly gets one up to speed with each of them as they become entangled in the plot: a plot in which the eponymous hero, although key, is directly involved for only a small part of the book (another thing I'd forgotten). I didn't really understand Aramis' motives, well no, I understood, but found it hard to believe he believed them so well but it was an interesting idea to have someone that the audience expects to be a good guy effectively being a baddie at the start.
Enjoyed it and, given that I had a day of awaiting various fitters and engineers, I managed to read it quite quickly too!
Enjoyed it and, given that I had a day of awaiting various fitters and engineers, I managed to read it quite quickly too!
melerihaf's review
3.0
This book should have been called "Everybody Dies Because People Make Stupid Choices." Porthos dies because of Aramis' choice to replace Louis with Phillipe. Raoul dies because Louise makes the choice to become the king's mistriss, and also because he stupidly went to war rather than live without her. Athos dies because Raoul does. Dartagnan dies because he doesn't take the time to move out of cannon range when he receives his marshal's baton. I will admit, I cried a bit when Pothos died, and when Muscoton (sorry for the spelling, I listened on audiobook and I don't speak French) died of his broken heart, but I could not feel sorry for anyone else. And why in the world did Aramis feel the need to boast of the switch he had made to M. Fouquet, who he knew to be an honorable man? He should have kept his stupid mouth shut. Okay, this book made me grumpy, but it was still entertaining enough.
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