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Originally Posted by Bookpossum
Even with its flaws, I certainly don't regret that we chose this book to read. It has been an interesting experience for me to read it at a rather more mature age (ahem!) than I was at my first reading, and to realise how much I skipped over the bad behaviour which I now find so unacceptable.
I think the fact that we have had quite a bit to say about it and enjoyed our discussion is more important than whether we enjoyed the plot or the characters.
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Me neither, I'm glad to have finally read it. I guess what I was most disappointed with is that I really enjoyed
The Count of Monte Cristo, and this was nowhere near as good/satisfying. I agree with pretty much everything that has been said about the "laddish" culture, and the lack of the qualities we have come to associate with the Musketeers through film and TV portrayals. I didn't feel there was even much loyalty amongst the four of them, let alone to anyone else. And yet there were elements of the story I appreciated - I learned a bit about the history of the times; I liked the fact that it was interwoven with "real" people; and at times I was sucked into the story, most notably around the machinations of Milady and the Cardinal.