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davidlz1 's review for:
The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas
This should be a classic on everyone's reading list. I cannot express how much fun it was to read this book. There were many over the top moments, but that was certainly part of the charm. It was also apparent that this was serialized and I could just imagine what it must have been like to wait for upcoming installments in the published paper.
I always wondered why the movie adaptations of this novel were so flamboyant and now I know; because that was how it was written!
I also had an opportunity to do a little fact checking along the way, because there were some obviously romanticized events. It stayed true to the historical characters and only embellished to the point of making a remarkable story. The Duke of Buckingham is real. Felton is real. The event is real. The lead up is romanticized. Lots of fun!
I would like to get a leather bound edition of this novel for the bookcase. My hardcover copy is not as strong of spine as it once was and this is a story worth having on the shelves as it is a reflection of the things I enjoy. A soap opera in literary form!
I'll be reading the Count of Monte Cristo in the future. Interested to see what comes of that...
I always wondered why the movie adaptations of this novel were so flamboyant and now I know; because that was how it was written!
I also had an opportunity to do a little fact checking along the way, because there were some obviously romanticized events. It stayed true to the historical characters and only embellished to the point of making a remarkable story. The Duke of Buckingham is real. Felton is real. The event is real. The lead up is romanticized. Lots of fun!
I would like to get a leather bound edition of this novel for the bookcase. My hardcover copy is not as strong of spine as it once was and this is a story worth having on the shelves as it is a reflection of the things I enjoy. A soap opera in literary form!
I'll be reading the Count of Monte Cristo in the future. Interested to see what comes of that...