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sidekick_sammy 's review for:
The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The strength of this story lies in the friendship and comradery between D'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis and when this was front and center the story thrives.
The first third of this book was amazing as it fully embraced its strength. If the book had ended there I would have considered it a bookshelf essential.
Unfortunately the book did not end there. Occasionally it recaptured the magic of the first third, but this was usually short-lived. The latter 2/3 often split up the four comrades for long stretches of pages or spent far too long with characters who were not one of the four.
I'd definitely read the first third again. Not likely to read the last 2/3 though.
The first third of this book was amazing as it fully embraced its strength. If the book had ended there I would have considered it a bookshelf essential.
Unfortunately the book did not end there. Occasionally it recaptured the magic of the first third, but this was usually short-lived. The latter 2/3 often split up the four comrades for long stretches of pages or spent far too long with characters who were not one of the four.
I'd definitely read the first third again. Not likely to read the last 2/3 though.