Review by kaydee_reads - The Three Musketeers

kaydee_reads 's review for:

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

4.25

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A surprisingly funny read from the author of the count of Monte Cristo - you can tell it’s an earlier work, and it has almost the cadence of a fairy tale at times, as D’Artagnan finds himself repeating thrice many of his conversations and adventures with each of the musketeers.

By far the most pleasant surprise was how prominent a villain and prototype femme fatale Lady de Winter was - her imprisonment in particular was fascinating and I was on the edge of my seat to see if she’d escape. I honestly could have read a book just of her.

I did feel as though D’Artagnan and the musketeers themselves were occasionally a little tiresome - the amount of jokes about losing all their money all the time and abusing innkeepers got a tad repetitive. (Except for Athos, who I loved and would also read an entire book about on his own).

Overall, a lighthearted and fun read with some interesting historical context.

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