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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
I was shocked by a lot of things in this book: the three musketeers are not the main character - a fourth man is who is not, for most of the book, a musketeer at all. The three musketeers are not really good guys at all, at least from a retrospective point of view. At the time I’m sure they would’ve seemed heroic. They are basically a group of rowdy teens whore always itching for a fight, taking offense at everything they can. One of them is a depressed alcoholic and a liar; one is a gambling addict who seriously needs help; and the last musketeer has his own issues that I can’t remember (I’m mixing them up a little in my mind). Most of the book, probably 65%+, felt like filler - just boring and long winded. Then there’s the main character D’Artagnan, who is a serious womanizer bordering on harassment (a sign of the times maybe) and described as particularly avid to fight. Without a doubt the best character - the most interesting - is “Milady”, the mysterious ruthless smart cunning and beautiful villain who steals the show. The scene where the seduced guard assassinated the baron and finally realized he had been thoroughly played is amazing. The only scene that really stuck with me in the whole book was a scene straight out of a Pirates Of the Caribbean movie: the musketeers are being spied on among their own ranks while on the front lines of a war and they need a private place to confer and strategize. So what do they do? They bet other soldiers that they can have breakfast for an hour in an enemy fort. They go kill everyone inside, start breakfast and proceed to have their strategy meeting while being intermittently interrupted by small sword fights and incursions by the enemy. Then they start an hour and a half just to prove a point.
If you’re looking for swordplay and intrigue, you’d be better served by the Count of Monte Cristo.
If you’re looking for swordplay and intrigue, you’d be better served by the Count of Monte Cristo.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-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:
Complicated
Ik had meer avontuur en minder intriges verwacht. Desondanks erg van genoten. Wel wat veel poppetjes.
Flows well and is as entertaining as The Count of Monte Cristo but made me cringe rather a lot with its implications and attitudes about society.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I got confused a couple of times - I think my lack of knowledge about French history was the culprit. But this was exactly what I expected - a fine, swashbuckling tale in a great modern translation.
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No