Captain Alatriste

Arturo Perez Reverte is my favorite author. This book is not his best, however, I found it as entertaining as his earlier, longer novels. I'm happy that this book is the first in a series. It's absorbing, yet light reading, great with a glass of rioja

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Polu kalo....para polu kalo!

Although I wasn't sure how one of my favorite authors of all time would fare with a character series, I was not disappointed. This first book, though less a mystery than an adventure, was not disapointing in the least. Because the book is narrated by a young boy, Reverte tones down his normal artful writing style but still manages to find an amazing level of elegance (and that's...more

Although I wasn't sure how one of my favorite authors of all time would fare with a character series, I was not disappointed. This first book, though less a mystery than an adventure, was not disapointing in the least. Because the book is narrated by a young boy, Reverte tones down his normal artful writing style but still manages to find an amazing level of elegance (and that's translated, a fact that never ceases to amaze me). Captain Alatriste will certainly be as closed and intriguing and quietly passionate as all of Reverte's other characters, and I am looking forward to continuing this series.   hide

Me enganche desde el principio, desde entonces soy un friki de Alatriste

primeras aventuras de un capitan del ejercito español,que se convertirá en paradigma en la época dorada de la historia española.

If you're a fan of "The Three Musketeers" and other swashbuckling stories than you must pick up "Captain Alatriste". Alatriste is a vetern soldier of the Flemish Wars and an excellent swordsman. His skill with the blade throws him in a mix of political and religous affairs -- which in this period is usually one in the same. It's an easy read, a quick read and a fun one. Arturo does an...more

If you're a fan of "The Three Musketeers" and other swashbuckling stories than you must pick up "Captain Alatriste". Alatriste is a vetern soldier of the Flemish Wars and an excellent swordsman. His skill with the blade throws him in a mix of political and religous affairs -- which in this period is usually one in the same. It's an easy read, a quick read and a fun one. Arturo does an excellent job giving hsitorical context for his story and has such a great writing style that you instantly get sucked into the plot. Highly reccomended.   hide

Nice

Meh, a guilty pleasure.