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Summary: I SEEK HIM EVERYWHERE!
Review: I watched the 1980's Scarlet Pimpernel movie and was so delighted that I bought the book. I enjoyed the movie because Sir Percy is hilarious. I have read the book four times now and am only 13 years old. Percy is the model male character. This book is romantic!
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Summary: Magnificent plot! Unexpected blows at every turn!
Review: As a 15 yr old, it's often hard to find a suitable book that suites my very impatient nedds. This novel fully fulfills my requirements for a book that even I would read!
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Summary: the best love story ever written
Review: That just about says it all- this the best love story ever written. Though the movies were great.. none does this book credit. Orczy's style is perfect. Though a bit slow at first if, like me, you didn't know any of the story beforehand, it gains as you go and every time you read it you relive the story as if it were the first time. Also recommend: _The Phantom of the Opera_, and Robin McKinley's _The Blue Sword_ and _The Hero and the Crown_.
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Summary: Slow, Dull
Review: I had to read this book for English class my freshman year. I thought it was so slow and boring I had to force my self to read it.
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Summary: Whatda want?
Review: An adventure that's erudite, vocabulary-enriching, hilarious, historically education, and just a hell of a ride.
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Summary: A real show stopper!
Review: I don't remember why I picked this book up to read, but it was non-stop amazing with her characters who you cheered on and booed at! I have read this book five times and will surely read it to my children. They will love the adventure and fasinating history, surrounded by a wonderful romance. This book is on my top five favorite list!
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Summary: read it, trust me!
Review: I read this book for English class, mostly because we were going to see the broadway show, and I wanted to see if I would like it...The book was great (though I'll admit, it's a bit slow in the begining), and the show blew me away! Read the book, it's fantastic, and, if you ever get a chance, see the show, It's the funniest broadway show I've ever seen!
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Summary: Fun reading
Review: I bought this book after seeing the Broadway musical, and I'm not disappointed. It was a bit slow at first, but once Chauvelin came into the picture, it took off like a rocket. It's got everything I like in a good adventure book or movie; suspense, action, a good love story, and a scene-stealing villain who's so cool you almost want him to win. Also, I was impressed that Orczy addressed both the horror of the revolution and the ignorance and cruelty of the aristocracy which brought it about, especially considering that Orczy was an aristocrat herself.
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Summary: Melodrama spun of gold and silver
Review: Orczy has an overheated prose style, and her characters are made of cardboard, but she managed to strike gold in this book. It's hard to tell if it was an accident or not. The sequels aren't as good - but then, they wouldn't be, would they?The Scarlet Pimpernel is an archetype. He feels as much a fictional god as Robin Hood or Sherlock Holmes. The ending (by which I mean, the last third of the book) is nail-biting. Orczy doesn't over-bake, and certainly doesn't under-bake, the suspense: for once, her natural writing style is perfect, given the structure of the plot. This is a book you'll find yourself reading in one hit; and almost before you realise what has happened to you, you'll find that you've read one or two of the sequels as well. That is probably a mistake, but what the hell.
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Summary: Romantic, entertaining fun
Review: The Scarlet Pimpernel is a great book to curl up to on a late, lazy night. It starts out strongly and doesn't let up until the end, which actually could've been a little stronger, if you ask me. Still, what fun!
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