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Summary: This is a great multicultral book!!!!!!
Review: I have seen this movie more than 4 times and I love it. When I spotted this book I had to read it. This book starts out boring like other books but as you get into the plot their world comes alive. This is a must read for people who loves the age with musketeers!
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Summary: A heartbreaking novel of loyalty and friendship
Review: After seeing the movie The Man in the Iron Mask(which is my favorite film and the Three Musketeers I read the Three Musketeers and then The Man in the Iron Mask. I was so surprised on how different the Man in the Iron Mask book was from the movie, even the character's personalities had been changed alittle. I must admit the first half of the book is boring, but if you can make it half way through it is worth it. Although the language and they way things are stated are alittle hard to understand it is a great book. My favorite part was the horse chase. The death of Porthos almost made me cry. Also the deaths of Athos and D'artagnan. This is a great book about loyalty and friendship. I you liked this book read Twenty Years After, it is even better.
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Summary: Alexandre Dumas' conclusion to the Musketeers saga
Review: This brings an end to the story of D'Artagnan-and interweaves fiction with history as only Dumas can do.When Phillipe is condemned to the iron mask,it causes true pity for one who would have ultimately been a more worthy king.The fates of Foquet,La Valliere,Raoul de Bragelone,Porthos,Athos,Aramis and D'Artagnan are also covered in this novel, which recounts much of the intregue which went on during the early 1660s.
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Summary: Don't waste your time!!!
Review: If you saw the movie and thought that you might enjoy reading the book, think again. The book is very confusing and is very loosely related to the book. In the book, there are way to many characters that have very little role in the plot. Also...the actually Man in the Iron Mask is hardly a part of the novel. Dumas wrote more about the other characters instead.
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Summary: the movie is ALOT better!!!!!!
Review: This a VERY well written book, however it has an AWFUL ending.(and I do mean awful!!) I recomned the movie but I don't know how much I would recomened the book. The movie has a much better ending and it is ussually more interesting than the book. I think the book could have been MUCH better!!
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Summary: Great Reading for those who like Romance, Adventure, Mystery
Review: This title is the second most popular in the series, probably because it and the Three Musketeers are the parts made into movies. Dumas does write in a highly descriptive, and detailed manner. Since it was written in French, and quite some time ago, some of the language is hard for some to comprehend. The storyline is excellent, as is the characters, and Dumas does both justice. While those who prefer their entertainment from the "boob" tube may find his prose ponderous and boring, someone who truly love adventure and reading cannot help but love the entire series.
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Summary: A plot summary with reference to recent film versions.
Review: After watching the recent film I decided that I would read the original novel upon which it is loosely based. (when I say loosely I mean it.) Although the first page is confusing if you have not read the earlier part you can still pick up the plot easily. Initial confusion is added to since there are a great number of characters many of whom are not essential to the plot and some story lines do overlap with Louise de la Valliere. (The earlier part.)Nevertheless Dumas captures portraits of the characters far more convincingly than in the movies which have adopted the theme. The reader is drawn into the cause adopted by Aramis and even at the end I was unable to decide if he truely wanted to save the unfortunate Phillipe or if he was using his power for his own personal gain. I would reccomend this book since it is a tale of mystery, action and love.It does not move as quickly as any of the films but it does have a more tear-jerking climax (which unfortunately occurs just at the midpoint)especially for those who take the part of the usurper.If you've time to spare read this.
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Summary: exciting
Review: It's very exciting. Excepts John Grisham's books i never been felt "exciting". So i wait the "Iron maske2". Ha ha ha......!
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Summary: Great Story - Read the Whole Thing
Review: I was inspired to read The Man in the Iron Mask after seeing the movie (the one with DiCaprio). I hadn't realized that the Musketeers were part of the story and was very intrigued. Which plot lines were in the original and which were developed by Hollywood? Wow! Was I in for a surprise! The movie and the book tell different stories, but both are excellent, entertaining, and thought-provoking. I appreciate books/series which show how the characters have aged and developed. Dumas does this with the musketeer series. D'Artagnan is no longer the wide-eyed "Gee, what could happen to me next?" hero of The Three Musketeers. He has to deal with questions of loyalty vs. friendship, support for the king vs. honor vs. love of his friends. There are still adventures and swordfights, but also more character conflicts. There is no simple nasty villain for the "good guys" to fight. When I first read The Man in the Iron Mask (the movie tie-in edition), I was confused about who many of the characters were. The beginning didn't make much sense since it came in part-way through the story. The first line of the first chapter in particular confused me since it referred to events which I as the reader knew nothing about. The book makes a lot more sense when read as part of the whole series (The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, The Vicomte de Bragelonne, Louise de la Valliere, The Man in the Iron Mask). I STRONGLY suggest reading the Oxford World Classics edition, which starts with earlier chapters than other published versions and includes scenes that make the story more understandable: Athos confronts the King, Aramis reveals himself as a Jesuit and scopes out the Bastille, D'Artagnan confronts the King... These are some of the best scenes in the book, and it is a shame that other publishers don't include them.
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Summary: BOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Wow!!! What a bad book. I loved the movie and the plot was pretty interesting, but come on. I don't think that Dumas could have made it any more complicated and mind-numbing if those were his deliberate intentions. The language was far to complex for the average reader and I wouldn't reccomend this book to anyone. It is certainly not a light book and reads at a very sluggish pace.
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