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Summary: Do not miss this book !!!!!!
Review: Having read most of what Dumas has written, I can only say that this is one of his best novels. It is adventurous, fast paced and written in a superb manner. This book is a true delight and it is very hard to put down. It is one of Dumas' lesser known pieces, and has not been published anywhere in quite a few years so it was not easy to find before this new hardcover edition. Trust me on this one. It's really worth it.
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Summary: Well deserving to be called a classic
Review: I had been reading the rather quick type of books of late. I decided I needed something with a great plot, good character development-overall something I would not want to put down-a classic. I loved every word of this book, as well as the French Revolution history. This book had real and fictitious characters wonderfully portrayed. The story actually had a beginning, a middle and an end. I could not put it down and cannot wait to read more Dumas again (I always loved Camille, The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Christo). I highly recommend this book, if you like facts interwoven with fiction well defined characters, believable dialogue and a great plot. I felt as though I was in the gallery in every scene. I wanted to yell to the characters-do this do that, don't do that-NO. Great book even so many years later. Enough with the fast read-bring on the classics.
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Summary: The age of Terror in great Narrative
Review: I truly enjoyed reading this book, as a person who's generally knowledgeable with the life of Marie Antoinette and the French revolution, the book was fairly accurate. There are some mistakes in the notes, historically...Never the less they do not affect the beauty of the story nor the narrative. The French Revolution was a blood bath, way too many innocent people met their end during the Terror. For someone to be disappointed with the end is a bit naive! Yes, a part of me wanted the heroes to survive, still Dumas did the best thing by sending them to the Guillotine. He was true to the history and it made wonderful fiction. It is a great image of the history of the time. Enjoy!
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Summary: Well deserving to be called a classic
Review: It is conceivable to see how this book could get a negative review. It is not an easy read on any level. Semantically it can be difficult due to its translation and many of the principal events require some limited knowledge of French history to be fully understood. Its subject, the French Revolution, is not a simple topic to broach. Nevertheless, Dumas manages to convey the gravity and despair of this time period in a brilliant manner. This book certainly does not leave the reader with a warmhearted feeling after completion. It is instead an accurate, and at times brutal, reflection of a cruel and turbulent world. The scenes with Marie Antoinette are particularly well done. For anyone who has an interest in her, you will find this book very fulfilling. Overall this was a good read, well worth the time.
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Summary: A difficult read; know your history
Review: Reading this book's description, I was anticipating a Scarlet Pimpernel-type adventure story. I was disappointed with the result. I admire Alexandre Dumas' work, but this book seemed to drag on and on and was awkwardly structured. None of the characters were particularly interesting, either. Also, it seems you have to know more than just your basic history of the French Revolution before even reading it, otherwise you will constantly need to avail yourself of the glossary in the back. There are many references to people (Marat, Robespierre) and places of the time, both famous and obscure. Unless you're well-versed in this area, stick to his classics.
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Summary: Excellent Translation of a Neglected Dumas Classic
Review: This book is an exciting conclusion to Dumas' "Revolutionary" book cycle. The first four books in the series are also well worth your time...but they may be a little difficult to track down. They are (in order): "Memoirs of a Physician", "The Queen's Necklace", "Ange Pitou", "Countess De Charny" and finally "The Knight of Maison-Rouge." Read together they tell a story every bit as thrilling as the Musketeer cycle. Pick this one up in hardcover while you can (I think the last US edition of this title was published in 1906, and this translation if much superior). Vive Dumas!
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Summary: don't waste your time
Review: This book is awful. Nowhere near as good as Dumas' better known work.
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Summary: So Unlike Alexandre Dumas!
Review: This is a terrible book. Having read many of Dumas' other books, I expected a story about a dashing young hero who would fight with the blood thirsty rabble in Paris to rescue the innocent victims of the revolution. Instead, I found an aimless and unbelievable plot that proceeded to kill off all the heros and heroines in the book. I was left totally perplexed about why Dumas bothered to write this awful book.
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