Jacob Sihombing Sihombing itibaren Haziganj Upazila, Bangladesh itibaren Haziganj Upazila, Bangladesh

Wonderful Book! Jodi Picoult always writes shocking endings.

Read this right before my trip to Mexico--love this book, and it was just as fun to read in Spanish as in English (though sadly this edition didn't have the Quentin Blake illustrations).

I figure I wouldn't be a decent fencer if I hadn't read The Three Musketeers. The book doesn't actually contain a lot of sword fighting (I guess it comes off better on film than in text), but it is an excellent story nonetheless and worthy of being the classic that it is known to be. The plot is twisty, but not hard to negotiate, and the characters are fun and engaging. I always assumed the book had been written much earlier than it was (like in the 1600s, at the time it depicts, rather than 1844), so that was an interesting surprise, and I'm not sure whether its the translation I read (from 1984), but the language is not as archaic and flowery as I expected (even for 1844), so it was easy to read and felt quite modern. It's also very witty and amusing - again, not sure if that's the translator or Dumas coming through, but either way, it made for an enjoyable read. Much recommended!