Populated by some of the most famous names in literary and actual history — D'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos, Aramis, Cardinal Richelieu, Louis XIII — Dumas's peerless adventure offers a rousing read. It traces an aspiring Musketeer's path to 17th-century Paris, where he encounters intrigue, romance, and, of course, thrilling swordplay.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Gretchen
Format:Paperback
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas is a novel set in 17th century France focusing on the young d'Artagnan and his adventures with the musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis. The four men have to stop bad people from doing bad things, while saving the integrity of both the Queen and France herself.
This book is actually really funny. Everything is over the top and dramatic. d'Artagnan and the musketeers will rush into any fight, and they all have various love trysts, though none quite so many as d'Artagnan. The main character falls in love with quite a few women and fights with a lot of men. The plot is kind of confusing, and I had trouble seeing the point behind many parts, but the characters are amusing and the action is pretty good. The book is very enjoyable.
My absolute favorite part in this book is when d'Artagnan meets the title characters. He gets on each of their bad sides and ends up dueling all three of them, each fight an hour apart. Eventually, they realize that they actually quite like each other, and they become best friends. What a fantastic way for characters to meet. The men in this book agree to duels a lot, and most of the times it's for no reason at all, and it's pretty entertaining.
Another great part is when d'Artagnan meets Madame Bonacieux and immediately falls in love, and tells her so the same day. At first, I was like dude she's married, but then I realized that literally every person in this book is having an affair, so I suppose that's the norm. But then she's taken prisoner, and d'Artagnan pretty much forgets about her. He starts sleeping with "Milady" and her maid at the same time. He quickly forgets about the maid too, but he wants revenge on Milady for a lot of bad things she did, which he gets in the end.
A lot of things happen in this book. Pretty much every chapter introduces a new plot, and after a while, I forgot things that happened earlier in the book.
This novel is pretty much a coming-of-age story. After a while, d'Artagnan becomes more brave and less reckless, and he gets a promotion, and everyone gets along with the cardinal. The queen's lover dies, which I thought was what they were trying most to avoid, but I guess it didn't matter. Madame Bonacieux died, but d'Artagnon got his revenge for her death. So everything is resolved in the end in a way, and the characters all got their happy endings. I enjoyed the book, and Dumas's writing was pretty easily comprehended.
This book is actually really funny. Everything is over the top and dramatic. d'Artagnan and the musketeers will rush into any fight, and they all have various love trysts, though none quite so many as d'Artagnan. The main character falls in love with quite a few women and fights with a lot of men. The plot is kind of confusing, and I had trouble seeing the point behind many parts, but the characters are amusing and the action is pretty good. The book is very enjoyable.
My absolute favorite part in this book is when d'Artagnan meets the title characters. He gets on each of their bad sides and ends up dueling all three of them, each fight an hour apart. Eventually, they realize that they actually quite like each other, and they become best friends. What a fantastic way for characters to meet. The men in this book agree to duels a lot, and most of the times it's for no reason at all, and it's pretty entertaining.
Another great part is when d'Artagnan meets Madame Bonacieux and immediately falls in love, and tells her so the same day. At first, I was like dude she's married, but then I realized that literally every person in this book is having an affair, so I suppose that's the norm. But then she's taken prisoner, and d'Artagnan pretty much forgets about her. He starts sleeping with "Milady" and her maid at the same time. He quickly forgets about the maid too, but he wants revenge on Milady for a lot of bad things she did, which he gets in the end.
A lot of things happen in this book. Pretty much every chapter introduces a new plot, and after a while, I forgot things that happened earlier in the book.
This novel is pretty much a coming-of-age story. After a while, d'Artagnan becomes more brave and less reckless, and he gets a promotion, and everyone gets along with the cardinal. The queen's lover dies, which I thought was what they were trying most to avoid, but I guess it didn't matter. Madame Bonacieux died, but d'Artagnon got his revenge for her death. So everything is resolved in the end in a way, and the characters all got their happy endings. I enjoyed the book, and Dumas's writing was pretty easily comprehended.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I finally finished it. Over seven hundred pages. And I finished it.
It was fantastic. Plots and schemes. Duels. Men thrown in prisons. Gambling. Sword play. Admirable women and treacherous women. Friendships among men. Loyalty. Struggles for power.
My favorite read of the year. Not sure anything else could even come close.
To be honest, that really surprises me. I never dreamed I would love The Three Musketeers like I do.
Ever read something you'd expected to hate but found yourself loving?
It was fantastic. Plots and schemes. Duels. Men thrown in prisons. Gambling. Sword play. Admirable women and treacherous women. Friendships among men. Loyalty. Struggles for power.
My favorite read of the year. Not sure anything else could even come close.
To be honest, that really surprises me. I never dreamed I would love The Three Musketeers like I do.
Ever read something you'd expected to hate but found yourself loving?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Austin Somlo
Format:Paperback
Read: 7/10, 8/12
Rate: 5/5
7/10: Among the most thrilling novels I've had the pleasure to read in my lifetime, The Three Musketeers is just impossible to resist. I rather want the book to be re-titled as The Four Musketeers because d'Artagnan has much of a contribution to the whole tale as the three famous men of honor: Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. If you hear the famous saying, "All for one, one for all," it's only uttered once during the book, so that's a relief. It's been repeated countlessly elsewhere not associated with the book. You will not find a finer "cloak and sword" story than The Three Muskeeters because the qualities featured in the book are the finest examples of French Romanticism. Alexandre Dumas embodied the spirit and values of 17th Century livelihood: honor, virtue, love, and respect. When you read The Three Muskeeters, you get a great feeling that these examples are a lost art nowadays. The writing by Alexandre Dumas is beautiful and fulfilling. After you have finished the book, it's easy not to wait and go straight for the next four sequels: Twenty Years After, The Vicomte de Bragelonne, Louise de la Valliere, and The Man in the Iron Mask. And then again and again. All in all, The Three Musketeers is a must read and forever cherished in the history of literature. It's just as thrilling as Bram Stoker's Dracula.
8/12: Why shouldn't the title of the book be D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers? If you notice, most of the adventures were started by D'Artagnan with willing helpers in Athos, Aramis, and Porthos along with their servants including Planchet. If not for him, Athos would be a lifelong drunk, Porthos an inveterate ninny induced by vanities, and Aramis a wastrel in his lifelong devotion to theology (like it would make a difference...). When D'Artagnan initiates an adventure, it's like the three just came to life and found more useful purpose to their lives. It is also noticeable how D'Artagnan had matured from his humble beginnings through his entry into the gates of Paris to the final resolution of Lady de Winter. Speaking of her, is there a greater female villain than her? Perhaps not. In The Three Muskeeters, honor, statesmanship, loyalty, and politics have never been more pronounced. What is the definition of a classic? It is a one that moves the reader, and The Three Muskeeters is that. All in all, I've read The Three Muskeeters four times already, and I never get tired of it. By the way, I have the Oxford edition which was translated by David Coward. What I would like to see is all of his notes, comments, and whatnots be expunged by the decree of Cardinal Richelieu; all he does is to make a mockery of Alexandre Dumas' work with such comments as "never happened," "a figment of his imagination," and "wholly chimerical." Oh, shut the hell up. I love how Dumas takes a piece of history, to what was already lifeless and dull, and interjects his own imagination of the swashbuckling romance in France and England to make it to come alive.
Rate: 5/5
7/10: Among the most thrilling novels I've had the pleasure to read in my lifetime, The Three Musketeers is just impossible to resist. I rather want the book to be re-titled as The Four Musketeers because d'Artagnan has much of a contribution to the whole tale as the three famous men of honor: Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. If you hear the famous saying, "All for one, one for all," it's only uttered once during the book, so that's a relief. It's been repeated countlessly elsewhere not associated with the book. You will not find a finer "cloak and sword" story than The Three Muskeeters because the qualities featured in the book are the finest examples of French Romanticism. Alexandre Dumas embodied the spirit and values of 17th Century livelihood: honor, virtue, love, and respect. When you read The Three Muskeeters, you get a great feeling that these examples are a lost art nowadays. The writing by Alexandre Dumas is beautiful and fulfilling. After you have finished the book, it's easy not to wait and go straight for the next four sequels: Twenty Years After, The Vicomte de Bragelonne, Louise de la Valliere, and The Man in the Iron Mask. And then again and again. All in all, The Three Musketeers is a must read and forever cherished in the history of literature. It's just as thrilling as Bram Stoker's Dracula.
8/12: Why shouldn't the title of the book be D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers? If you notice, most of the adventures were started by D'Artagnan with willing helpers in Athos, Aramis, and Porthos along with their servants including Planchet. If not for him, Athos would be a lifelong drunk, Porthos an inveterate ninny induced by vanities, and Aramis a wastrel in his lifelong devotion to theology (like it would make a difference...). When D'Artagnan initiates an adventure, it's like the three just came to life and found more useful purpose to their lives. It is also noticeable how D'Artagnan had matured from his humble beginnings through his entry into the gates of Paris to the final resolution of Lady de Winter. Speaking of her, is there a greater female villain than her? Perhaps not. In The Three Muskeeters, honor, statesmanship, loyalty, and politics have never been more pronounced. What is the definition of a classic? It is a one that moves the reader, and The Three Muskeeters is that. All in all, I've read The Three Muskeeters four times already, and I never get tired of it. By the way, I have the Oxford edition which was translated by David Coward. What I would like to see is all of his notes, comments, and whatnots be expunged by the decree of Cardinal Richelieu; all he does is to make a mockery of Alexandre Dumas' work with such comments as "never happened," "a figment of his imagination," and "wholly chimerical." Oh, shut the hell up. I love how Dumas takes a piece of history, to what was already lifeless and dull, and interjects his own imagination of the swashbuckling romance in France and England to make it to come alive.
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I love this book. "The Three Musketeers" is one of my favorite classic stories. The Dover Thrift Edition is an excellent reprint of the older (and far better) English... Read more
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Fantastically Five Star !!!!!
At age 65, I guess I was finally ready for this masterpiece!
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This is the third time I have read this book, this time in English. It always amazes me the style of Monsieur Dumas writing. On of the old grand masters in literature.
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Although this edition is a decent translation, it is printed in a font size that is just a little too small. Way too easy to lose your place on a page. Read more
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