“D'Artagnan, a young Gascon wishing to become one of the king's guards, travels to find M. de Treville with a letter of recommendation. There he meets the three musketeers: Athos, Porthos and Aramis. Together with d'Artagnan they run amok like the hollogans they are. Eventually they meet their match in the Cardinal and the deceitful Milady, curse her. It all adds up to adventure and intrigue from the very first page and even though there are 673 of them it will only feel like 600 at most.
As I said, adventure and intrigue from the very first page. This was actually my third attempt to read this book. Other times I've borrowed I barely got past 100 pages before returning it. I must say I loved how casually d'Artagnan and his friends entered into duels. "Wah, you bumped into me! You shall die!" "Very well, meet here at one o'clock."* And the parts near the end which prominently featured Milady were gripping. Gripping! That said, other parts could have been cut down without losing much, but I guess lengthy descriptions were all the rage in Dumas' day. If you read this I suggest you read a copy with notes at the back. The history behind the characters and parts of France was quite interesting.
*Not an actual quotation from the book. But close.”
Justin M wrote this review Saturday, February 4, 2012.
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