I enjoyed this book. It seems a popular theme in this era is a beautiful villainous, French male writers seemed to love this concept. The Three Musketeers incorporates romance, action, and mystery. There does not seem to be any real moral purpose to this book, though. Good does not necessarily overcome evil, and even the love stories seem fickle. The most moral character seems to be Athos, who has encountered deep heart ache in his younger years which has shaped his view of women and general wisdom. Ironically the characters who seem to triumph and make moral choices in the end have no lovers. This may have something to do with Dumas view/interpretation of women. He seems to be the voice of Athos, who distrusts all women. I wonder if his other books have similar trends. Overall an enjoyable read but little depth.
