A Potboiler for the AgesThe test of a great storyteller lies not in the story, but the telling. Few storytellers stand the test of time like Alexandre Dumas in his breakout novel The Three Musketeers.
Is
it a great story? I don’t think so. The narrative ambles about, plays up many tropes
of the historical-adventure genre, takes several protracted detours, and
doesn’t quite climax after 600 pages as much as run out of steam. But what a
ride!
