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A review by thatokiebird
The Red Sphinx, or, The Comte de Moret: A Sequel to The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
adventurous
tense
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? It's complicated
2.75
The Red Sphinx is listed as the second book in the The d'Artagnan Romances, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say it should not be included. For one, d'Artagnan makes no appearance in the book, neither do any of the other musketeers. It does have many scenes of intrigue and swashbuckling and romance, but I found very little humor which was abundant in The Three Musketeers.
It's broken into two parts, The Comte de Moret, which was published incomplete do to the nature of its original serialization and the publisher going out of business before completion, and The Dove, which was published earlier in Dumas' life. It's inclusion in this book sort of acts like a conclusion for The Comte de Moret since we're left literally in the middle of a scene, but it really isn't a conclusion at all. However, The Dove is much better, the romance and suspense is beautifully written throughout.
I listened to the audiobook version, which is decently narrated, and I did appreciate the notes included at both the beginning and the end by the translator, to give more backstory and history for this book.
It's broken into two parts, The Comte de Moret, which was published incomplete do to the nature of its original serialization and the publisher going out of business before completion, and The Dove, which was published earlier in Dumas' life. It's inclusion in this book sort of acts like a conclusion for The Comte de Moret since we're left literally in the middle of a scene, but it really isn't a conclusion at all. However, The Dove is much better, the romance and suspense is beautifully written throughout.
I listened to the audiobook version, which is decently narrated, and I did appreciate the notes included at both the beginning and the end by the translator, to give more backstory and history for this book.