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Read for the first time. I am pretty sure I had never read it but probably saw various movies that were based on the book. The story of 4 men, three musketeers and a young man, d'Artagran who is an intern. The setting is France during the 1600s. The novel, while an adventure and romance, has a political setting. It is a time of religious upheaval with Luther and Calvin. Louis XIII is the king of France and Richelieu is cardinal who had control over the government and power over Louis XIII. In this setting, the story is of the three musketeers Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. The musketeers and d'artagran are caught up in a political conspiracy launched by the Cardinal. This is a an enjoyable, entertaining story as an adventure ought to be. Rating 4.8

About 3.5 stars, rounded to 4.
Despite many violent deaths which occur, the style of this novel is lighter than Dumas' Count of Monte Cristo and Queen Margot. A couple of scenes are pretty comedic in fact. There is a good bit of really good writing interspersed with the frequent action. It's a little long, but a rewarding read. It's interesting that the character d'Artagnan was based on a real man of that name.
Near the end, watch for the line, "It was a dark and stormy night", the beginning line with which comic strip hero Snoopy always began his stories.