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3.5 stars for the audio version.
10/12/20. Update: After discussing this novel with others in book club I want to add here that everyone found the book to be melodramatic and I was the only one to listen to the book. So, perhaps the narrator did not add extra melodrama.
The Lady of the Camelias is a French romantic tragedy published in 1848 by Alexandre Dumas, fils, the 23 year old son of Alexandre Dumas. This is a story very much of it’s time, raising the issue of the narrow choices available to ...more
10/12/20. Update: After discussing this novel with others in book club I want to add here that everyone found the book to be melodramatic and I was the only one to listen to the book. So, perhaps the narrator did not add extra melodrama.
The Lady of the Camelias is a French romantic tragedy published in 1848 by Alexandre Dumas, fils, the 23 year old son of Alexandre Dumas. This is a story very much of it’s time, raising the issue of the narrow choices available to ...more
A masterpiece by Alexandre Dumas, fils. This book should be not be missed as a classics.
Bursting with luxury and emotional roller coasters, this classic is a quick read. Nevertheless this matter doesn't make the story unimportant. Life doesn't always have a happy ending whether you want it or not. Marguerite and Armand were in love but it wasn't enough. The ending was really touching and the story went on in a good pace but I still hoped it would have been a slightly better in some way.
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Camille was a slow moving book but we'll worth continuing to read. The ending had me in tears. A story of true love that could never be.
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