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sianw1992's review against another edition
4.0
It took me a very long time to read this book. Normally, it takes me about a week, shorter if it's a quick thriller, longer if it's a Stephen King epic, but this one took me almost a month and I'm not entirely sure why.
The story was well written, and clearly written considering when it was written. It's got a great pace, interesting characters, action, adventure, love and romance, war, murder... You name it, The Three Musketeers has it. The story of the three musketeers, who eventually become four is lovely and touching. Their friendship is clear throughout the book and you feel the pain that the characters do.
Overall, it's a great classic, only marked down because how long it took me to read. I definitely recommend it as a book everyone should read once.
The story was well written, and clearly written considering when it was written. It's got a great pace, interesting characters, action, adventure, love and romance, war, murder... You name it, The Three Musketeers has it. The story of the three musketeers, who eventually become four is lovely and touching. Their friendship is clear throughout the book and you feel the pain that the characters do.
Overall, it's a great classic, only marked down because how long it took me to read. I definitely recommend it as a book everyone should read once.
lis_allenwalker's review against another edition
4.0
I mean, this book is a hard one to review: on the one hand it’s a classic, there’s a reason it’s stuck around for so long, on the other hand — I’m starting to see why maybe I’m just not built to love the classics…
A great swashbuckling adventure with a memorable cast, even though I could’ve benefitted from a few French history textbooks to help me understand everything that was going on - and probably to get a few of the jokes.
A great swashbuckling adventure with a memorable cast, even though I could’ve benefitted from a few French history textbooks to help me understand everything that was going on - and probably to get a few of the jokes.
antonella24's review against another edition
5.0
Alexandre Dumas è un autore senza tempo! Riesce a mescolare storia, intrighi, ironia, amore, passione, amicizia, umorismo e a raccontare con un ritmo vivace le imprese di intrepidi eroi, che affrontano duelli, battaglie, fughe, evasioni, cavalcate. É uno dei miei romanzi preferiti infatti l'ho letteralmente divorato!
I personaggi sono iconici e immortali ognuno con una personalità diversa per non parlare di Richelieu e Milady dei magnifici antagonisti.
Mi ha commosso l'amicizia tra i tre moschettieri e D'Artagnan, che si sostengono e si proteggono in ogni situazione, sempre pronti a gridare il loro motto: "Tutti per uno, uno per tutti!" Un libro avvincente e divertente, che consiglio a tutti gli amanti dell'avventura e della letteratura classica.
I personaggi sono iconici e immortali ognuno con una personalità diversa per non parlare di Richelieu e Milady dei magnifici antagonisti.
Mi ha commosso l'amicizia tra i tre moschettieri e D'Artagnan, che si sostengono e si proteggono in ogni situazione, sempre pronti a gridare il loro motto: "Tutti per uno, uno per tutti!" Un libro avvincente e divertente, che consiglio a tutti gli amanti dell'avventura e della letteratura classica.
rhoelle's review against another edition
5.0
This annotated version is quite nice. It's amazing when you read how simple the original account was and how brilliantly Dumas expanded that into this novel.
hjswinford's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars, rounding up. There were any things I loved about this book. Many great lines, some solid and fun wit, charismatic characters, DRAMA, but ultimately I felt let down by the overarching plot. Especially after reading The Count of Monte Cristo earlier this year, this book just felt so much less mature. It was a great deal of fun with so much ridiculous drama, but not as stellar as CoMC to me.
toc's review against another edition
4.0
The book is justifiably a classic. A gripping tale that sped by more rapidly than I would have expected. And it's amazing both how true to the story the various movies were and how much they softened the story as well. If you have not read this and enjoy the swashbuckling then you must read it. Now.
I actually listened to the audiobook read by Simon Vance. An excellent reader. He was able not only to give proper pacing and emotion to the tale but managed the dozen and a half or so characters, even the minor ones, with distinct voices and personalities. A masterful job!
I actually listened to the audiobook read by Simon Vance. An excellent reader. He was able not only to give proper pacing and emotion to the tale but managed the dozen and a half or so characters, even the minor ones, with distinct voices and personalities. A masterful job!
fs_1524's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
loewinzahn's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
big_dreamer's review against another edition
3.0
Di D'Artagnan avevo un vago ricordo (molto vago), derivante dalla serie a cartoni animati. Il libro è stato una lettura piacevole, dove la realtà storica (Luigi XIII, Richelieu, l'assedio de La Rochelle) si mescola agli intrighi e alle avventure e disavventure dei quattro moschettieri. Uno per tutti, tutti per uno.