Book Review

[kenjari]

Captain Alatriste
by Arturo Perez-Reverte

I am really glad that this book is the first of a series, because it was so satisfying. Taking place in 17th century Spain, it introduces Captain Diego Alatriste y Tenorio, a brooding swordsman. Beautifully and intelligently written, the story has adventure, intrigue, poetry, and swordfights.

Comments

[ladybird97.livejournal.com]

Ooh, yay for more Perez-Reverte! I'm glad this one is good - he's so good at setting up a premise and drawing out the intrigue, but I feel like his endings don't always follow through.

And yay, the library has it! I'm definitely going to check this one out. Thanks for the review!

[kenjari.livejournal.com]

The ending on this one does leave a few things up in the air, but since it's the first in a six(?) book series, it's probably better that way.
I forgot to mention that there is a Spanish movie coming out based on these books, with Viggo Mortensen as Captain Alatriste. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395119/)

[holmes-iv.livejournal.com]

adventure, intrigue, poetry, and swordfights.

And really, what more do you need in a novel? :-)

[kenjari.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I could have said a little more about the book, but I thought most of my flist wouldn't need to know any more than that.