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I listened to the audiobook narrated by Ralph Cosham. Then I skimmed through the book afterwards. The narration emphasized the dramatic story-telling aspect of the book and helped to build tension and capture excitement in the scenes. It was a fun and light read for the month of December. I don't think too critically of books like these so I tend to ignore or forgive the faults. I feel ambivalent on whether or not I will read more of the series. Maybe if the mood strikes me some day. It might be fun to watch one of the classic movie versions.
Chapters 16 & 17 in the mid-point of the book were pivotal. I think that it was here that the balance switched more from adventure to romance. I could have done with less of the overwrought emotions in the second half of the book.
I did not know anything about this book other than it was a classic. I can tell I certainly would have enjoyed reading this book as a young girl. I wish I had known about it then! It was not hard to guess the identity of the Scarlet Pimpernel. I think I figured it out during the recruiting scenes because by that time all the major characters had been identified. I thought that guessing the identity before Marguerite does added more tension because you know that she is compromising her husband's life.
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