The Three Musketeers
Ratings12
Average rating3.8
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Ratings12
Average rating3.8
The Three Musketeers stars Logan Lerman, Milla Jovovich, Matthew MacFayden, Ray Stephenson, Luke Evans, Mads Mikkelson, Gabriella Wilde, James Corden, Juno Temple, Freddie Fox with Orlando Bloom and Christoph Waltz. FOR EVERY LEGEND THERE IS A NEW BEGINNING Young D'Artagnan arrives in Paris to join the King's elite guards, but almost immediately finds he is duelling with some of the very men he has come to swear allegiance to - Porthos, Athos and Aramis, inseparable friends: the Three Musketeers. But D'Artagnan's loyalty to his new allies puts him in the deadly path of Cardinal Richlieu's machinations, and when the young hero falls in love with the beautiful but inaccessible Constance, he finds himself in a world of murder, conspiracy and lies, with only the Musketeers to depend on.
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Executive Summary: This book just isn't for me I guess.
Audiobook: John Lee is great. I've enjoyed him for several Sci-Fi books. He's probably the main thing that kept me going. If I was reading this instead of listening, I'm not sure I would have made it to the end.
Full Review
I've seen several adaptations of this book in movie or TV form. I recall enjoying those. Maybe I'm wrong? I thought this would be a fun break from SFF books.
Boy was I wrong. There is probably a decent story in here, it's just bogged down by lots of boring dialogue, unlikeable characters and awful pacing.
I found d'Artagnan and the musketeers downright despicable much of the time. They think of themselves as noble, all while aspiring to seduce other men's wives and spend their money. Milady and the Cardinal both felt cartoonish as villains.
I've honestly already spent more time on this book than I'd like, so I'm going to end my review here. Needless to say, this book just wasn't for me.
Series
2 primary booksLes Trois Mousquetaires is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 198 with contributions by Alexandre Dumas.
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2 primary booksLawrence Ellsworth's Musketeer Cycle Translations is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 1844 with contributions by Alexandre Dumas.
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3 primary books6 released booksTrilogie des Mousquetaires is a 6-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1844 with contributions by Alexandre Dumas, Tomaso Monicelli, and Razvan Nastase.
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1 released bookالفرسان الثلاثة is a 2-book series first released in 1844 with contributions by Alexandre Dumas.
