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June 2000
(first published 2003)
by Trident Press International
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Hardcover, 456 pages
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1582790671
(isbn13: 9781582790671)
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Christopher Cazenove, formerly Ben Carrington on TV's Dynasty, distinguishes himself with a career in film and television. He performs this adventure...more
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Most people aren't aware that Dumas wrote not one but 19 huge adventure novels involving the Three Musketteers, and that this one was the very last. This book was very sad to me, as it was a far cry from the youthful optimism and joie d' virve of his earlier 3M books, but the adventure as always was first rate. A good read and a wrap on the 3M Saga.
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Read in May, 2005
Of all the Dumas books, this one is just such a page turner! I think translation has a lot to do with it and I had purchased the Barnes & Noble version. I don't know if they "dumb" it down or not, but I found it so well written I was staying up way late into the night to read it.
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I really liked this book while I was reading it. I love Dumas's plots. He's a master. But with this one, I just got too scared! It's not for the faint-hearted reader (me.)
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Read in November, 2008
This is the third and final book of the Musketeers Trilogy. Unfortunately I did not read the second book in the series so that may have tempered my comprehension of all of the events as they unfolded in this epic tale. Here is the first warning – this is NOT the movie… nowhere close, so if you are looking for that story, it’s not here. Second, the language in this can get a bit tedious, particularly the names, as everyone is called by different names though out the book (their musketeer...more
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Read in May, 2007
Forget the movie, read the book!! Oh wow, what a great end to an incredible ride, the story of the Musketeers. I haven't been so engrossed in a series of books since I picked up Diana Gabaldon's Outlander. Athos, Raoul, Porthos, Aramis and of course D'Artagnan are going to be in my thoughts and dreams for some time, I hate to let them go.
If you are expecting the story as told by Hollywood, forget it. While I haven't seen the latest version with Leonardo DiCaprio (forgive me if I spell it wr...more
If you are expecting the story as told by Hollywood, forget it. While I haven't seen the latest version with Leonardo DiCaprio (forgive me if I spell it wr...more
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Anybody with patience
The Man in the Iron Mask is about King Louis XIV and his brother, whom he has condemned to live life hidden behind an iron mask. It was written by the French author, Alexandre Dumas. Dumas is most well known for his other novel, The Three Musketeers.
The problem I had with this book was that the details were hard to follow. Several times I found it hard to picture the setting. Also, at times I would get the character names mixed up. Monsieur d’Artagnan and de la Vallière were some n...more
The problem I had with this book was that the details were hard to follow. Several times I found it hard to picture the setting. Also, at times I would get the character names mixed up. Monsieur d’Artagnan and de la Vallière were some n...more
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Read in March, 2007
Another boring work from Monsieur Dumas after The Three Musketeers.
Okay okay, not that boring. Perhaps I'm not accustomed in reading "royal conversations" or whatever high level language used by Dumas, but I find it really dull. It was a struggle for me to finish that book, with more than 350 pages. I can read Victor Hugo's 1000-pages (at least) Les Miserables, but this book? There's just too many descriptions and the dialogues made me kinda dizzy.
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Okay okay, not that boring. Perhaps I'm not accustomed in reading "royal conversations" or whatever high level language used by Dumas, but I find it really dull. It was a struggle for me to finish that book, with more than 350 pages. I can read Victor Hugo's 1000-pages (at least) Les Miserables, but this book? There's just too many descriptions and the dialogues made me kinda dizzy.
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Read in February, 2008
recommends it for:
anybody who has the patience to take the time to read and comprehend the story
when I was reading the back cover of the book, i was shocked that whoever wrote the summary felt that the hopeless mire of the message was exciting and meaningful. Man In The Iron mask has a gloomy, what's worth living for theme that will dishearten you if the inadequate plot doesn't. Somehow Dumas worldview of hope being the sweetest word has changed into something like you're going to die anyway so why not?. Aramis and the King's deviousness are hardly the inspiring messages that the editor se...more
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Read in October, 2008
Sigh. I try to read books all the way through. But I couldn't on this one. The movie ruined it for me. The movie has this moral drive, of saving the kingdom by getting a better king on the throne. You root for it the whole way. I don't want to bias other people but I will say that the book is different.
After that, This is a way way better book than the Three Musketeers. The comic relief chapters are great. With just enough interspersed between the intense intrigue chapters to give a wonderf...more
After that, This is a way way better book than the Three Musketeers. The comic relief chapters are great. With just enough interspersed between the intense intrigue chapters to give a wonderf...more
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Read in June, 2008
ok, well, i'm not enough of a scholar to critique someone who is considered the author of classics. Dumas' ability to write is not why i gave this book only 2 stars. (I did LOVE his "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo".) I just didn't like the story in this book. I must admit a bias toward the story in the movie, but (aside from a few unnecessary sex scenes) I prefer the movie's story hands down. This might be renamed something like "The Deaths of the ...more
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Sadly, I was a little disappointed in this book. I love Dumas so much, but this book didn't reach its full potential in my very humble opinion. I still love you, Alexandre!
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The three musketeers are at it again!! A good read and a good classic in the classic dramatic style:
"Where is he? Where is he?" continued the musketeer. With bony fingers, Grimaud siezed his arm and pointed to the bed, where on the sheets already showed the pale tints of the dead.
A choked breath, the opposite to a sharp cry, swelled the throat of D'Artagnan. He advance on tiptoe, trembling, frightened at the noise his feet were making on the floor, and his heart torn by a name...more
"Where is he? Where is he?" continued the musketeer. With bony fingers, Grimaud siezed his arm and pointed to the bed, where on the sheets already showed the pale tints of the dead.
A choked breath, the opposite to a sharp cry, swelled the throat of D'Artagnan. He advance on tiptoe, trembling, frightened at the noise his feet were making on the floor, and his heart torn by a name...more
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Read in April, 2007
I can't believe how much more I enjoyed this more than Three Muskateers. I think it had a lot to do with the maturity of the characters and the twists in the story. I don't think this book can be properly appreciated without reading Muskateers due to the continuation of character development and plot. While the previous was a bit more predictable, this one had many turns and surprises. There were several chapters that seemed little more than additional filler (which I can only guess are eliminat...more
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Though this book drags a bit in the middle, the rest is engrossing and fast-paced; a fitting and beautiful end to our favorite musketeers and a mournful adieu to the age of chivalry, finished long before Dumas began penning the story. As with Dumas' other novels, there are a few annoying loose ends; but the characters are vivid, consistent, and (mostly) likable (with the notable exception of Raoul, Athos's son, who is quite possibly the most irritating loser since Romeo), and the writing is savo...more
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Read in August, 2008
Okay, so I never read this whole book. I only made it through half of it. I couldn't ever get into it and so I decided to move on. It is painful for me to just drop a book, but there's so many other books I want to read.
I also had so much going on the last two weeks that I never was able to give it the attention it deserved.
It took me the first 25 or so pages to get the language down, but the book was easy enough to read. I guess just not to interesting for me...right now...mayble l...more
I also had so much going on the last two weeks that I never was able to give it the attention it deserved.
It took me the first 25 or so pages to get the language down, but the book was easy enough to read. I guess just not to interesting for me...right now...mayble l...more
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Read in March, 2008
More stunning writing and wonderful adventure, I love Dumas's books! But how can i give this more stars considering the ending, I so badly wanted Louis to suffer for his meanness, or learn, for the four friends to triumph once again, but there was no triumph, they were crushed one by one. I thought perhaps this was a comment ... at 20 men fight, at 60 men resign themselves.
It is still a wonderful read, and as usual littered with perceptive insights on life.
It is still a wonderful read, and as usual littered with perceptive insights on life.
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Read in October, 2007
I've heard rumors that bad translations and bowdlerizations really hurt this work, and that it's really a classic.
It read to me like an eighteenth-century version of the Saturday morning Western. The characters are paper-thin, and every motive and emotion is explained - that is, told rather than shown.
What saves this from being one-star is that it is a rip-roaring, swash-buckling adventure with lots of carnage.
It read to me like an eighteenth-century version of the Saturday morning Western. The characters are paper-thin, and every motive and emotion is explained - that is, told rather than shown.
What saves this from being one-star is that it is a rip-roaring, swash-buckling adventure with lots of carnage.
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Read in November, 2008
I enjoyed it but not as much as 3 Musketeers. It was not nearly as humorous and entertaining. Unless you're a real Dumas fan, you'll probably be happier just reading The 3 Musketeers and leaving it at that. It deals with the Musketeers in their later years and events that led to their downfall and some deaths. Interesting but definitely lacking the light heartedness of their earlier adventures.
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"I am strong against everything, except against the death of those I love. He who dies gains; he who sees others die loses."
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