Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

5 reviews

soph22's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This book was great, but never lived up to the hope I’d built around following reading The Count of Monte Cristo. It’s adventurous and in some parts really fun, but was slightly ruined for me by the way women are used and portrayed

I also believe that some of what D’Artagnan did would constitute as rape with today’s morals - it should have done them too!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, War, Physical abuse, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Rape, Violence, Murder, Sexism, Animal death, Gun violence, Classism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Antisemitism, Blood, Misogyny, and Sexual content

giohebe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

Un classico, che racchiude azione e storia. La scrittura di Dumas è incredibile, nonostante la mole del libro, che può spaventare, è di facile lettura, ogni capitolo ti porta a voler leggere il successivo. Non mi ha mai, mai annoiata, il che, su più di 700 pagine, è dire tanto. 
Ho visto recensioni lamentarsi di alcuni argomenti abbastanza forti, consiglio a proposito di leggere i trigger warning, ma sinceramente il libro va contestualizzato al periodo storico in cui è stato scritto e soprattutto a quello in cui è ambientato. Ovviamente se leggessi di determinati argomenti sul giornale sarei disgustata, ma ripeto, parliamo di un libro dello'800 ambientato nel 600, quindi non si può, e non si deve giudicare un periodo storico con la mentalità di un altro.
Detto questo lettura assolutamente consigliata se si vuole un classico un po' diverso da quelli sempre consigliati. Da recuperare tutti gli altri libri di Dumas padre, perché è un autore brillante.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Blood, Classism, Alcoholism, Death, and Sexual assault

misskitty14's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

Let me first say that there are a lot of issues with the story,

specifically the rape of Milady (our "hero" tricks her into sex using a fake identity)

and the general disposability of women throughout. I was also quite surprised by the casual violence even when accounting for the period.

Having said that, I did thoroughly enjoy the adventure. Dumas has a wonderful narrative style that I found quite modern. The characters are deeply flawed but there is just something fun about them. They are the true embodiment of "swashbuckling."

I grew up loving the 1993 film and was surprised

to discover that the central villain is Milady, while the Cardinal, impressed by the bravado of the musketeers, sort of becomes an unlikely ally. I wonder how much of this stems from the status of the church during Dumas's time.

While we can certainly critique the mistreatment of Milady, I will say that the most thrilling chapters of the book center around her (that ending!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, War, Violence, and Sexism

lizzye33's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Death, Gun violence, and Police brutality

Minor: Grief, Alcohol, Gore, Alcoholism, Blood, Suicide, Classism, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Kidnapping, War, and Vomit

jhbandcats's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Three Musketeers is full of adventure and swagger, and it’s quite funny, but it’s also tragic. Love, honor, and death form the lives of our heroes. 

The Musketeers and their newfound friend who joins the King’s Guard are fondly delineated - Dumas clearly loved Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and D’Artagnan. Their word is their bond - they truly believe in death before dishonor. They will always fight for one another. 

As expected, the callow D’Artagnan goes through the change from unsophisticated rube to gallant Musketeer. The growth that is more illuminating, though, is that Athos goes from a self-destructive drunk to a man with a firm hold on his future. Instead of spending his time and money in foolish pursuits he matures to have a more serious outlook. The scene of him locked in a wine cellar for a week, drinking everything within, is really funny but the Athos at the end of the book wouldn’t behave as irresponsibly. 

I’ve loved these characters for years and and am happy I again chose to go through 800 pages of their adventures. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Classism, Rape, War, Murder, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Violence