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Finished!
And then I read the comic book, which hit all the high points in only 68 pages, and made more sense.
Needless to say, I did not like The Three Musketeers. I do feel a little bit of satisfaction in being able to say I've read this classic, so that's something, at least.
At the end, I was extremely annoyed by the way the cold, calculating, always-in-control Milady was portrayed as being such a terrified, sniveling coward when facing death. It seemed a complete violation of her character that she'd show such fear.
I didn't like any of the musketeers; was there anything to admire in them except their apparent loyalty to one another? They were a bunch of insensitive louts.
Milady's ability to seduce men seemed ridiculously unrealistic, and the men she enticed seemed pathetically weak-minded.
A greater familiarity with the historical facts woven into the story probably would've helped me get more out of the book.
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