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jacksanders02 's review for:
The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A quintessential swashbuckler tale - well-paced, and overall very enjoyable. Despite having read the William Barrow translation, which (if general consensus is to be believed) does her a misservice, Milady (or "her ladyship", as Barrow calls her) steals the show with her schemes, charisma, and guile - she's ever-present in the background of d'Artagnan's adventures like a sort of spectre, and chapters 50 onwards (in which she features heavily) are truly gripping reading.
Perhaps I'll return later to read the (allegedly more true to the original) Pevear translation - or maybe I should just learn French and read it as Dumas intended!
Perhaps I'll return later to read the (allegedly more true to the original) Pevear translation - or maybe I should just learn French and read it as Dumas intended!