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Hoa Tulilp Đen
by Alexandre Dumas
adventurous
funny
informative
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:
No
Rating: 3.5/5 stars
Innocent tulip fancier Cornelius van Baerle becomes unwittingly embroiled in a political plot and sentenced to life in prison for a crime he did not commit. While locked away, he falls in love with the jailer’s daughter, Rosa, and the two embark on a quest to cultivate the elusive black tulip.
Dumas is one of my favorite novelists, and a novel about tulips and political conspiracy sounded right up my alley, so I was extremely excited to read this one. Overall, it wasn’t my favorite Dumas, but it was a lot of fun, and surprisingly lighthearted for a novel that literally opens with a brutal dismemberment.
I will say that the plot definitely dragged in the middle, when we’re *almost* literally watching grass grow as we wait for the elusive tulip to flower, but the ending amped up the pace quite a bit and I enjoyed watching the concluding drama play out. If you like fun, fast, quirky classics that are a little bit lesser known, this is definitely the book for you.
Recommended if you like: less popular classics; Dumas novels; tulips and/or Dutch political drama.
CW: Blood/violence/gore; confinement/imprisonment.
Innocent tulip fancier Cornelius van Baerle becomes unwittingly embroiled in a political plot and sentenced to life in prison for a crime he did not commit. While locked away, he falls in love with the jailer’s daughter, Rosa, and the two embark on a quest to cultivate the elusive black tulip.
Dumas is one of my favorite novelists, and a novel about tulips and political conspiracy sounded right up my alley, so I was extremely excited to read this one. Overall, it wasn’t my favorite Dumas, but it was a lot of fun, and surprisingly lighthearted for a novel that literally opens with a brutal dismemberment.
I will say that the plot definitely dragged in the middle, when we’re *almost* literally watching grass grow as we wait for the elusive tulip to flower, but the ending amped up the pace quite a bit and I enjoyed watching the concluding drama play out. If you like fun, fast, quirky classics that are a little bit lesser known, this is definitely the book for you.
Recommended if you like: less popular classics; Dumas novels; tulips and/or Dutch political drama.
CW: Blood/violence/gore; confinement/imprisonment.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Torture