# The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/three-musketeers/

10 people recommended The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 12 months, in 5 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

6 of the 10 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Musketeer d'Artagnan's remains believed found under Dutch church”.

**Verdict:** Recommended for its fast, action-packed plot, romance and humor that hold readers from start to finish.

Summary written by Claude from the comments below.

## Why people recommend it

- Engaging and enjoyable to read (2 comments in the sample): "they certainly held up in terms of being engaging" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48669170)) "which I very thoroughly enjoyed" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48507614))
- Romantic, funny, favorite adventure story (2 comments in the sample): "It's both romantic (like Monte Christo) and also really funny, not dark at all." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49904544)) "The Three Musketeers is my favorite adventure story of all time." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47523332))
- Fast-paced action from start to finish (1 comment in the sample): "relentless and fast moving it is. Moving from one action set piece to the next from beginning to end" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47520838))

## Other historical novels people recommend

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- [The MANIAC by Benjamin Labatut](https://hackerapproved.com/p/maniac/): 8 recommend, 1 mixed, 0 criticize
- [The Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson](https://hackerapproved.com/p/baroque-cycle/): 6 recommend, 1 mixed, 2 criticize
- [I, Claudius by Robert Graves](https://hackerapproved.com/p/i-claudius/): 6 recommend, 1 mixed, 0 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas", https://hackerapproved.com/p/three-musketeers/ (10 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.