Posted by Guillermo Maynez
on 12/4/2009, 13:58:39, in reply to "Re: The Black Tulip"
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I also think of "The Black Tulip" as a light classic. I very much recommend both "The Three Musketeers" and "Twenty Years After". I think I even like the second part better (which goes against the dictum). Thanks Steven for the picture of the castle, it is surprisingly similar to the way I imagined it while reading. The picture of the costume doesn't appear on my screen.
On the subject of tulips, I like them very much, but Mexico's weather seems to be totally unsuitable for them, since I hardly see any in flower stands or shops (and very expensive). I was once in Ottawa in May, visiting friends, months before ReadLit came to my attention, sadly, and we went to see a tulip contest by the channel. It was so beautiful, people competed to gain prizes for the beauty of their tulips, and there were all sorts of colors. Not black, though, and I wonder if there ever has been a black tulip or if it's just something out of Dumas's imagination.
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:I, too, found The Black Tulip enjoyable. I think
: describing it as a "light classic" is just
: right. Sort of like listening to some Strauss waltzes
: or the 1812 Overture after listening to, I don't know,
: Schoenberg or something.
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: Despite the violence (and even surprisingly gruesome
: details) in the opening chapters, I thought the
: remainder of the novel plays as comedy, sometimes even
: farce. I found myself chuckling on many occasions,
: sometimes for an undeniable witticism, sometimes for
: the absurdity of the whole situation. I don't know if
: the latter humor is intended. Anyway, I thought it
: was fun, and perhaps I, too, will read The Three
: Musketeers or even The Count of Monte Cristo
: sometime. (Awfully long, though, and life's so short.)
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