The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
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Re: The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
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Did you know there were 4 Musketeers? In the book The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas we find d’Artagnan in Paris on a pursuit to become a Musketeer. This pursuit takes him on an adventure with the legendary Musketeers: Porthos, Athos, and Aramis. On their adventure they are trying to overcome Cardinal Richelieu.
This book is a written classic and I would say is safe for teenagers and adults to read.
I had an extremely hard time finishing this book. It didn’t capture my attention. Every time I sat down to read it, I fell asleep. You may wonder why I finished it then. Once again my 2015 reading challenge influenced me to read this book. This book was to complete “a book originally written in a different language.”
This past Saturday I spent watching Once Upon A Time on Netflix. If you haven’t watched this show, I highly recommend it. In the show there are many times we see the Villains become Heroes or vice versa and it reminded me of this story. Many times I found myself wondering who were the villains and who were the heroes in the story. Let’s be honest the Three Musketeers were not very nice. One won’t let his servant ever speak while another is having an affair with a married woman and criticizes her for the gifts she gives him. The other man can’t decide whether he wants to have an affair or to be a priest and is constantly pinching his own ears to make them more attractive. They must not make a lot of money because they are always mooching off other people. They also decide to show bravery and eat breakfast in the middle of the battle to show they are not afraid of the english. What? Where did I get the idea that these guys were heroes? I don’t know. Maybe from seeing different holiday versions of this book in movies or in cartoons? I always pictured The Three Musketeers as good men, but this book made me see them in a very different light. They did not seem like heroes at all in the book. You will notice I still gave the book 2 stars even though it disappointed me as there were characters that interested me. Mostly the characters that were “villains” who in my mind may have been innocent after all.
I rate this book a 2 out of 4 stars.
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I am glad you enjoy it. I have read it in my childhood and loved it. Enjoy!Graverobber wrote:I'm currently reading this, and enjoying it quite a bit
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