A review by bergsteiger
The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas

2.0

This book reminded me of Dickens at his worst--verbosity, political commentary, horribly predictable plot line, and a too neatly tied together ending. However, the one thing this book lacks that Dickens shines at, is any sort of solid characterization or creation of empathy for those characters. I now have a strong desire to re-read "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo", because as an adolescent I read both of these and loved them. This book is not as well known, and in my opinion, with good reason. I love older novels but I couldn't truly recommend this book to anyone unless they were a student of this era. Two stars because I learned some historical facts I didn't know and because I'm feeling generous.