Kiwiria's review
The Three Musketeers (Signet Classics (Paperback))
by Alexandre Dumas
Kiwiria's review
The Three Musketeers (Signet Classics (Paperback)) by Alexandre Dumas
Kiwiria's review
rating:
bookshelves:
2008,
4-stars,
classics,
not-owned
Now this is what I call a true classic. It has it all - love, hate, intrigues, fighting, people pretending to be somebody they're not, secrets... no wonder it's such a popular book to turn into a movie. It has a lot of the same atmosphere as Robin Hood (the movie, not the book), Ivanhoe etc. except that in this one the heros have faults and flaws. I didn't always like the four main characters nor think they acted nobly - unlike e.g. Robin Hood, they weren't always selflessly good, they had temperaments and vices... in short, they were human.
The only reason why I didn't rate it higher is that Alexandre Dumas was paid by the word, and at times it shows as the book is occasionally rather slow-moving. Not enough to make me give up on it obviously, but enough that I didn't rush through it like I would a 5-star book.
The only reason why I didn't rate it higher is that Alexandre Dumas was paid by the word, and at times it shows as the book is occasionally rather slow-moving. Not enough to make me give up on it obviously, but enough that I didn't rush through it like I would a 5-star book.
