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A delightful and fun read.
This is an old favorite that I really enjoy rereading every few years. I love the adventure, the flowery language, the noble sentiments and brazen behavior of the Pimpernel. There are other stories to follow, but this is the first and best.
I've not been shy in letting the world know that I think Marguerite is the weak point of this book. However, on this reread I found I didn't dislike her as much as I expected to. Perhaps I'm mellowing in my golden years toward inept women in fiction. Perhaps i ...more
I've not been shy in letting the world know that I think Marguerite is the weak point of this book. However, on this reread I found I didn't dislike her as much as I expected to. Perhaps I'm mellowing in my golden years toward inept women in fiction. Perhaps i ...more
Such a fun book! I was expecting the swashbuckling to contain sword fights, for some reason, but I was even happier with the trickster type action.
Now I'm kind of bummed I didn't read it way back when it was first recommended to me (I think I was 12 or 13?) since it's the type of book that could be read as easily as a teen as it is in adulthood.
As a modern woman, I probably ought to be annoyed that Marguerite is utterly useless and irrelevant to the plot (view spoiler) ...more
Now I'm kind of bummed I didn't read it way back when it was first recommended to me (I think I was 12 or 13?) since it's the type of book that could be read as easily as a teen as it is in adulthood.
As a modern woman, I probably ought to be annoyed that Marguerite is utterly useless and irrelevant to the plot (view spoiler) ...more
3.5 stars, Review to come
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