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laurieb755 's review for:
The Club Dumas
by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
I am still pondering this mystery of books, authors, and characters that came highly recommended by my daughter-in-law (who read this book in its original Spanish.) Much like Corso himself, who was trying to figure out what role he was playing in this book about books - this story about stories, I am still wondering which events were "real" and which were "fiction" within the fictionalized world crafted by Arturo Pérez-Reverte.
You do not have to be a fan of Alexander Dumas or his Three Musketeers to appreciate this story. You simply have to like a good mystery that makes you think, a book that causes you to question what is going on or to accept it and then - as with Corso himself - discover where you went wrong in your acceptances and assumptions.
The story begins in fairly modern times, as compared to the books and stories referenced within, yet I kept thinking I was reading a tale from long ago. This evening I will reread the final chapter, because it is still fogging around in my imagination!
And for those who like to delve deep into a novel, this Wikipedia entry lists all the texts, both real and otherwise, referenced in The Club Dumas.
PS I did not wind up rereading the final chapter. Instead, even better, I had a conversation or two with my daughter-in-law, and that helped to clear the fog. Two mysteries, two endings, both now clear to me.
You do not have to be a fan of Alexander Dumas or his Three Musketeers to appreciate this story. You simply have to like a good mystery that makes you think, a book that causes you to question what is going on or to accept it and then - as with Corso himself - discover where you went wrong in your acceptances and assumptions.
The story begins in fairly modern times, as compared to the books and stories referenced within, yet I kept thinking I was reading a tale from long ago. This evening I will reread the final chapter, because it is still fogging around in my imagination!
And for those who like to delve deep into a novel, this Wikipedia entry lists all the texts, both real and otherwise, referenced in The Club Dumas.
PS I did not wind up rereading the final chapter. Instead, even better, I had a conversation or two with my daughter-in-law, and that helped to clear the fog. Two mysteries, two endings, both now clear to me.