Book: Cyrano de Bergerac
Author: Edmond Rostand
Pages: 256
This is my 34th read for the year
This is the story of Hercule Cyrano de Bergerac. He is a decorated soldier and a master of words. His downfall is his large nose that seems to keep him from getting the woman that he want - the beautiful Roxanne. When Roxanne falls for Chistian, Hercule offers to be the words behind Christians face. Hercule feels that this is the only way that Roxanne will know how he truly feels. Roxanne falls for Christian through his words, eventually telling him that even if he was ugly, his words are what she loves more than anything. When tragedy strikes, Hercule decides he needs to be there for Roxanne in any capacity that she desires.
This was a great book. It is short, but very enjoyable. We all know the story of Cyrano - we have all seen the various movies made about this man over the years. But I have never read th original story. I also looked up the man which was also just an interesting. This is a well written book and an intriguing story of a man who just wanted love like anyone else.
Stars: 4.5
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