I just finished The Three Musketeers.
Don't ever bother reading this book. I was astonished at how horrid it was, especially given that The Count of Monte Cristo is my all-time favorite book. I don't even want to believe both of these novels came from the same author.
Actually, I don't think it depends on translation at all. No matter what words you use, d'Artagnon and friends are all selfish, worldly, spoiled pigs. They treat their servants worse than dogs, and women worse than that. They don't have a single "adventure" that isn't motivated by greed or lust.
Anything by Ann Rand jumps to mind.
Are you sure 3 Musketeers and Monte Cristo were written by the same person actually? From what I understand, Dumas had lots of other people write most of his books for him and then would go over them to add his own touches. I should go look that up. Could be that both were written by the same ghostwriter though, but that might be hard to prove unless Dumas himself said they were both from the same person.
Dumas made extensive use of the aid of numerous ghostwriters of which Auguste Maquet was the best known. It was Maquet who outlined the plot of The Count of Monte Cristo and made substantial contributions to The Three Musketeers and its sequels, as well as several of Dumas' other novels. When working together, Maquet proposed plots and wrote drafts, while Dumas added the details, dialogues, and the final chapters.
I have some business or finance books to list. Save your money!
"Rich Dad Poor Dad" - and *anything* spawned from this series. All it teaches is attitude after a lengthy introduction from hell. Then later on you find out how the author an his wife really made their money - by selling those books!!! Don't read them! :P
I would seriously advise not to read a dictionary, because it is really boring.
I would seriously advise not to read a dictionary, because it is really boring.
If you pay me $50 I'll start addressing you so. Â ;)
Oh no you don't, ChimChim! I believe it was *I* who coined that particularly catchy term. And my fee is $75. ;D Â So, Sprigg, would you prefer to be known solely as "Time-Editor" or "Time-Editor Dude"?
Of course... if E. Hayden claims she created it, don't believe it. I traveled back in time and made it up before she was out of diapers.
Oh--just thought of one. Â James Patterson's Pop Goes the Weasel. Â He manages to be ignorant about both role playing games and online groups (the serial killer bases his victims on an online role playing game he plays via email. Â Yup.) Â Patterson's popular, but I never have any desire to read one of his books again. Â Blech.Well, I've never read that one. But I do like When the wind blows, The Lake House, Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment, and Maximum Ride: School's out forever.