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jennswan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infidelity
goldripred's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
The murders that the Musketeers commit is so numerous you couldn't count them on two hands and go unpaid. Meanwhile Milady kills one girl and gets condemned to death. Also it is insanity that she is punished with a "fleur-de-lis" for having had sex as a minor. It may be my modern sensibilities, but that branding led to her almost dying of hanging by Athos. Seems like a huge overreaction. This book could be a good companion novel to Just Mercy because the justification of her sentence of death was ludicrous and as soul-crushing as some of the examples in that book. After having read this book two things have been made clear to me: the death penalty is immoral, and dueling is injurious to health. Au revoir.
Graphic: Rape, Sexism, and Murder
Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, and Pedophilia
kim_lommaert's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
eb00kie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, Murder, and War
Minor: Infidelity
readingthroughinfinity's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
One of the main reasons I've put off reading this book is because I really like the TV show and I was worried that reading the book would somehow spoil my enjoyment of the show. But it didn't at all. In fact, if anything it made me appreciate the show even more because I realised how well they adapted it is and how faithful they interpreted some of the character traits.
The book is an action/adventure novel at heart but it's also something of a comedy. And I was surprised by this, I honestly wasn't expecting it to be as funny as it was, but there are some silly and witty moments that I enjoyed a lot.
I loved the four main characters, Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and d'Artagnan are some of my all-time favourite characters and I had such a good time reading about their battles, adventures, and just their friendship in general. As much as I disliked her (for things that she does in the novel), I also appreciate how Machiavellian and devious Milady is. She's terrible, but also...what a woman. There was a twist towards the end that doesn't happen in the show and I didn't see it coming at all so I was low-key shocked when it came to pass.
On the whole, this was a lot of fun and I had a great time reading it. The audio narration was also pretty good.
Content warnings for violence, murder, blood, alcohol addiction, infidelity, mentions of gambling, period-type sexism.
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
ok7a's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Antisemitism