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bioniclib's review against another edition
4.0
I remember being very impressed by The Three Musketeers. It felt like an action movie that was made 15 years ago, not 150 years ago. But what's more is that it had many a poetic turn of phrase.
Turns out there were more books in the series. There's a trilogy with our favorite 4 musketeers and then a standalone book about Cardinal Richelieu. This is the second book. It was just as enjoyable as the first! It had action a-plenty and a goodly number of masterful sentences. To wit:
‘Friendship grows deep roots in honest hearts…(144) Athos
There’s nothing more convincing than conviction; it’s persuasive even to the skeptics…(162)
It’s the nature of Man to seek perfection in all things, including pies. (188)
Sleep is a capricious deity that stays away just when it’s most devoutly desired, (195)
I'm hunting right now for the 3rd book. At first glance none of the libraries in my consortium have it.
Turns out there were more books in the series. There's a trilogy with our favorite 4 musketeers and then a standalone book about Cardinal Richelieu. This is the second book. It was just as enjoyable as the first! It had action a-plenty and a goodly number of masterful sentences. To wit:
‘Friendship grows deep roots in honest hearts…(144) Athos
There’s nothing more convincing than conviction; it’s persuasive even to the skeptics…(162)
It’s the nature of Man to seek perfection in all things, including pies. (188)
Sleep is a capricious deity that stays away just when it’s most devoutly desired, (195)
I'm hunting right now for the 3rd book. At first glance none of the libraries in my consortium have it.
thatokiebird's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Twenty Years After is a stellar sequel to The Three Musketeers. The distinct personalities and voices for each of the musketeers still shines brightly, making it easy to enjoy each of them individually but especially as a group. The setting picks up twenty years after, and dives right into the action and adventure. But the musketeers have different desires and responsibilities all this time later. D'Artagnan spends a portion of time collecting each of his friends to go on an adventure, and those storylines in themselves are very entertaining. It was great revisiting each character, while the overarching theme was quite different than the first book.
spinnerroweok's review against another edition
3.0
It is interesting that Dumas had aged up the Musketeers by 20 years. It gives them a different perspective on life. It is a hard book to start. The middle in England is the most interesting.
minna_ekman's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
airmedw's review against another edition
adventurous
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25