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emilybr84's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
laefe's review against another edition
5.0
"I moschettieri! I moschettieri!", ripetevano.
E, in tutti quei giovani prodi, l'idea di dover lottare contro due delle più vecchie glorie dell'esercito faceva correre un brivido, metà d'entusiasmo, metà di terrore.
È che, infatti, quei quattro uomini, d'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos e Aramis, erano venerati da chiunque portasse la spada, come nell'antichità erano venerati i nomi d'Ercole, di Teseo, di Castore e di Polluce.
E, in tutti quei giovani prodi, l'idea di dover lottare contro due delle più vecchie glorie dell'esercito faceva correre un brivido, metà d'entusiasmo, metà di terrore.
È che, infatti, quei quattro uomini, d'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos e Aramis, erano venerati da chiunque portasse la spada, come nell'antichità erano venerati i nomi d'Ercole, di Teseo, di Castore e di Polluce.
luna545's review
adventurous
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
xantaranth's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
ikuo1000's review against another edition
3.0
First, a recap. I am reading the D'Artagnan Romances via the FREE Kindle ebooks available on Amazon:
Book 1: The Three Musketeers
Book 2: Twenty Years After
Book 3a: The Vicomte de Bragelonne
Book 3b: Ten Years Later
Book 3c: Louise de la Vallière
Book 3d: The Man in the Iron Mask
Ten Years Later actually refers to the ten years in between Twenty Years After and The Vicomte de Bragelonne, so really, I think the titles of Books 3a and 3b should have been swapped. While the Vicomte still is not consistently a central character throughout this book, he certainly plays a much bigger role here than in the book that was named after him.
D'Artagnan and Athos make a couple brief appearances in this book, but mostly they are absent. Porthos is practically non-existent. Aramis is the key musketeer in this book, and chapters about him appear intermittently. Mostly they are setting the stage for The Man in the Iron Mask - which I only know from watching the Leonardo DiCaprio movie years ago. Surprisingly, the movie seems to have sufficiently equipped me to understand Aramis's secrets, and honestly, I think if I did not already know where the Aramis storyline is leading, I would be awfully confused about his doings in this book.
So, if this book isn't really about the musketeers, then what's it all about? Like a Jane Austen novel, this book is mostly about the love interests of "the young people". Our beloved musketeers, along with Anne of Austria, play supporting roles for the next generation - the Vicomte de Bragelonne and King Louis XIV, among others. Relationships are complicated by multiple love triangles, and there's a whole lot of drama going on at the court.
I found this book entertaining enough to keep up with it, but not especially compelling. It was easy to put it down and not pick it up again for days at a time.
Book 1: The Three Musketeers
Book 2: Twenty Years After
Book 3a: The Vicomte de Bragelonne
Book 3b: Ten Years Later
Book 3c: Louise de la Vallière
Book 3d: The Man in the Iron Mask
Ten Years Later actually refers to the ten years in between Twenty Years After and The Vicomte de Bragelonne, so really, I think the titles of Books 3a and 3b should have been swapped. While the Vicomte still is not consistently a central character throughout this book, he certainly plays a much bigger role here than in the book that was named after him.
D'Artagnan and Athos make a couple brief appearances in this book, but mostly they are absent. Porthos is practically non-existent. Aramis is the key musketeer in this book, and chapters about him appear intermittently. Mostly they are setting the stage for The Man in the Iron Mask - which I only know from watching the Leonardo DiCaprio movie years ago. Surprisingly, the movie seems to have sufficiently equipped me to understand Aramis's secrets, and honestly, I think if I did not already know where the Aramis storyline is leading, I would be awfully confused about his doings in this book.
So, if this book isn't really about the musketeers, then what's it all about? Like a Jane Austen novel, this book is mostly about the love interests of "the young people". Our beloved musketeers, along with Anne of Austria, play supporting roles for the next generation - the Vicomte de Bragelonne and King Louis XIV, among others. Relationships are complicated by multiple love triangles, and there's a whole lot of drama going on at the court.
I found this book entertaining enough to keep up with it, but not especially compelling. It was easy to put it down and not pick it up again for days at a time.
duffypratt's review against another edition
4.0
The third of the D'Artagnan romances is a huge book. I read it in this form, making this the second of the four parts of the third volume. In this one, the Musketeers take a backseat to some Court intrigue. It involves the intrigues surrounding Henrietta, the sister to King Charles II of England, and sister-in-law to Louis XIV. She draws many men to her, and prompts the impulse to duel, even though dueling has been interdicted by Louis.
There are also intrigues involving her maids, most notably Louise de la Valliere, who is the titular character of volume three.
This is a very long, multi-faceted tale, but its always entertaining. In this book, I think Dumas captured particularly well the inward turning of the French court, so that everything revolves around Louis, and how this basically trivializes everything else that is going on in the country and the world. It shows the beginnings of a very decadent court structure, and does it in a way that makes it both charming and repulsive. It's not as fun as the over the top adventures of the Musketeers, but it was still worth reading.
There are also intrigues involving her maids, most notably Louise de la Valliere, who is the titular character of volume three.
This is a very long, multi-faceted tale, but its always entertaining. In this book, I think Dumas captured particularly well the inward turning of the French court, so that everything revolves around Louis, and how this basically trivializes everything else that is going on in the country and the world. It shows the beginnings of a very decadent court structure, and does it in a way that makes it both charming and repulsive. It's not as fun as the over the top adventures of the Musketeers, but it was still worth reading.
spacestationtrustfund's review against another edition
3.0
Fouquet se leva troublé à son tour.
« Voyons, dit-il, voyons : vous avez parlé de renverser des rois, de les remplacer par d'autres rois. Dieu me pardonne ! mais voilà, si je ne suis fous, ce que vous avez dit tout à l'heure.
- Vous n'êtes pas fou, et j'ai véritablement dit cela tout à l'heure.
- Et pourquoi l'avez-vous dit ?
- Parce que l'on peut parler ainsi de trônes renversés et de rois créés, quand on est soi-même au-dessus de rois et des trônes... de ce monde.
- Alors vous êtes tout-puissant ? s'écria Fouquet.
- Je vous l'ai dit et je vous le répète », répondit Aramis l'œil brillant et la lèvre frémissante.
Fouquet se rejeta sur son fauteuil et laissa tomber sa tête dans ses mains.
Aramis le regarda un instant comme eût fait l'ange des destinées humaines à l'égard d'un simple mortel.
« Voyons, dit-il, voyons : vous avez parlé de renverser des rois, de les remplacer par d'autres rois. Dieu me pardonne ! mais voilà, si je ne suis fous, ce que vous avez dit tout à l'heure.
- Vous n'êtes pas fou, et j'ai véritablement dit cela tout à l'heure.
- Et pourquoi l'avez-vous dit ?
- Parce que l'on peut parler ainsi de trônes renversés et de rois créés, quand on est soi-même au-dessus de rois et des trônes... de ce monde.
- Alors vous êtes tout-puissant ? s'écria Fouquet.
- Je vous l'ai dit et je vous le répète », répondit Aramis l'œil brillant et la lèvre frémissante.
Fouquet se rejeta sur son fauteuil et laissa tomber sa tête dans ses mains.
Aramis le regarda un instant comme eût fait l'ange des destinées humaines à l'égard d'un simple mortel.
juaco1975's review against another edition
3.0
Si te gusta la acción del conde de montecristo y la historia de amistad de los tres mosqueteros, esta obra te gustará.
"El vizconde de Bragelonne" de Alejandro Dumas
"El vizconde de Bragelonne" de Alejandro Dumas
bangel_ds's review against another edition
4.0
As much as I always enjoy Dumas' writing and this was indeed the third book (I have the 5-books edition) out of the whole saga, something was missing: the main characters. I'm not one to complain if there's not enough D'Artagnan or Athos and the others..but this was a huge lack of absence and, compared to the previous book, I really felt it. The book was also a bit dragged towards the middle. That's why I gave it four stars instead of 5. Because otherwise, the books is excellent in its plot, writing, character development and twists.