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Scaramouche : a romance of the French revolution (originale 1921; edizione 2001)

di Rafael Sabatini

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Scaramouche is a swashbuckling romantic adventure set during the French Revolution. A young lawyer becomes enmeshed in political turmoil, and goes into hiding as an actor with a traveling commedia dell'arte troupe. He plays the buffoon, Scaramouche. During his adventures he also becomes a master politician and swordsman, and though he is a revolutionary, circumstances force him to change sides several times. The tone of the book is set from the opening line: "He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad."

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Titolo:Scaramouche : a romance of the French revolution
Autori:Rafael Sabatini
Info:New York : Signet Classic, 2001
Collezioni:Have read, unowned, La tua biblioteca, ebook, audiobook, Audible, series, Preferiti, In lettura, Da leggere, re-read, Lista dei desideri, novella, novella collection, short story, short story collection, b.e.b, 2013, Started, Borrowed from another library, Postponed, didn't finish, from goodreads
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Scaramouche: romanzo di Rafael Sabatini (1921)

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Not bad, reminiscent of Dumas but not as good. Andre-Louis's adventures across revolutionary France were interesting, but the ending was fairly predictable. The villain turned out to be a little more human than we had been led to believe, which was a bit of a surprise, but I guessed early on the role he would play in Andre's life. The absolute self-centeredness of of the aristocracy is well-portrayed, but the characters felt a bit flat. Partly that's due to the omniscient viewpoint, but Dickens did that and his characters spring off the page.

Sabatini leans into the Scaramouche trope, a stock character in traveling troupes of the time, perhaps too much as Andre is also kind of a stock character. The story kept my interest but didn't deliver the excitement of Dumas. ( )
  TheGalaxyGirl | Jan 22, 2024 |
This books was incredibly frustrating as the protagonist, Andre-Louis Moreau, is the definition of a Marty Stu. He's good at everything. He's super charming, so when he makes a bunch of very wrong assumptions, he's immediately forgiven. Everyone loves him, and every woman fell in love with him. On top of this, he refuses to help his friends save their friends from getting massacred in duels until he personally benefits from these encounters, even though he's the best fencer in the city. He is the definition of male privilege! Sabatini's novels are typically like this, but he usually offsets his perfect characters with descriptive prose regarding battles and genuinely clever plots to cheat the enemy that it becomes more amusing. Also, usually his male characters have at least one fault. AL's only fault was revealed at the end, and it was that he was a coward (which he is): he runs away from everything, but he's still celebrated as some sort of hero.

AL gets his cake and eats it too. He goes around as a republican, touting how people born into privilege shouldn't run the country or be considered great just because of their birth. While we agree with these sentiments now, that wasn't the case back then. Back then, these republicans were stealing the aristocrats of their land, homes, and their way of life. Not only that but what followed was the French Revolution, and we know how much of a mess that was. To the old-timers, the republicans had brought hellfire down on everyone. YET, at the end of the novel, AL gets the girl of his dreams and lives with his RICH AF family, completely forgiven! Seriously?!

Not only that, but the aristocrats were more likable in general. Yes, they were overpowered, but they had more heart. They looked out for each other. Granted, their friends and family have more resources than servants, but they seem to genuinely care about each other, even when they've hurt each other. AL always assumed he was right and would break his own principles for personal gain and never had an existential crisis about it. In contrast, Azyr was a terrible person, but he tried to atone for his mistakes, and he fought for what was his, while AL let himself get chased out of multiple towns. Azyr's behavior makes sense based on the ideologies he grew up with while AL is just an entitled jerk. The former is sympathetic while the latter is not.

In the end, AL changed society enough that he always ended on top, even though everyone else lost their homes, friends, and everything they owned. He might've lost some things in the process, but his mentality and heartlessness prevented him from caring. As a result, I didn't care about him or for this book.

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  readerbug2 | Nov 16, 2023 |
A young lawyer, with good reflexes passes from being a cynical demagogue to a strolling actor, and finally a respected member of the French refugee community in England during the upheavals of the French revolution. It is a passable entertainment which maintained the author's income. ( )
  DinadansFriend | Sep 22, 2023 |
This novel takes place during the very early stages of the French Revolution. Andre-Louis Moreau, the protagonist, unsure of his parentage, seeks revenge throughout the book for the seemly unjustified death of his friend. During the course of the years, Moreau takes up with an acting troupe and plays the role of Scaramouche, much to the delight of his audience. Later, he flees and settles into a fencing school which he inherits when the owner dies. Later, he becomes a part of the Constituent Assembly. While light on the revolution storyline, it is heavy on the swashbuckling! I listened to this on audio. 11 hours 12 mins (438 pages) ( )
  Tess_W | Jul 5, 2023 |
Justly famous historical potboiler with a terrific lead line. The main text doesn't really fulfill the expectation, but it's fun nonetheless. Can't really recommend...
  ben_a | May 6, 2023 |
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Scaramouche is a swashbuckling romantic adventure set during the French Revolution. A young lawyer becomes enmeshed in political turmoil, and goes into hiding as an actor with a traveling commedia dell'arte troupe. He plays the buffoon, Scaramouche. During his adventures he also becomes a master politician and swordsman, and though he is a revolutionary, circumstances force him to change sides several times. The tone of the book is set from the opening line: "He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad."

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