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A thrill-a minute ride set in the days of Spanish colonialism in California, where thugs and greedy tyrants try to wrest every penny from peasants . . . and the one hero who defends the common man is the mysterious masked stranger who calls himself Zorro--The Fox! The first Zorro story appeared as a 5-part serial in All-Story Weekly, a famous American pulp fiction magazine, starting in the August 9, 1919 issue. In a case of fortunate timing, Douglas Fairbanks, the silent movie star, was in the process of trying to change his image at the time, and he chose Zorro as his next starring role. In 1920, when the romantic swashbuckler debuted, it set movie box office records. Riot police had to disperse the huge crowds that showed up at the New York opening. Zorro entered the public consciousness and is now a part of popular culture, the same as such heroes as Superman, Tarzan, and The Lone Ranger. The rest is history.
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Pedro A Barriga
reviewed The Mark Of Zorro on May 05, 2017
The Mark Of Zorro
A playdate-BR with Alex and Craig to revive the legend of El Zorro and test our skills in writing the first letter of our names using smth sharp :D Yeah, IKR, I should give up reviewing and start carving 😃
I guess we don't need introduction to the Spanish Robin Hood. But to tell the truth, I didn't know that there were books about Zorro, till recently. So probably like some of you, I fell in love with Zorro after watching him on screen. In my case it was A. Banderas… *drools*
To my shame, I didn't pay great attention to Don Diego back then and decided to correct this mistake by reading this book. The story in this book is a great example of classics, though, if you look for complicity, well.. there is none. But what hooked me and made me fall in love with this book - is interaction and action scenes. It's a thin mystery and quite evident that Don Diego is a pretender as his dullness feels a bit forced, but the credulity of those who surround him, how they see only what they want to see, that was interesting and funny to observe. To add the spices, this Mr. Fox can be tough, cruel, rude but also witty and charming. Also I enjoyed the fights so kindly provided by McCulley. The author set quite a quick pace for the story. My total faves were fights between Zorro and Captain Ramon.
What annoyed me a bit. As I mentioned before I wasn't fooled by Don Diego's innocent nature at all, maybe it was because I already knew his secret or maybe the mystery was too thin and too long kept "hidden". And of course, I was a bit annoyed by a really long wooing between Don Diego and his love interest. These things took some joy from me while reading this book.
I guess it's the excitement I got watching the movies about Zorro. The way connection between Zorro and Don Diego was concealed on the screen…. And the suspense…. I think movies created a more thrilling and engaging Zorro for me. I just can't wait to see the older movies to continue my playdate with Zorro 😊
To sum up, it's quite an enjoyable read, I'll definitely look into more books about Zorro as I'd like to know the backstories of some of the characters: Zorro, Don Alejandro, Bernardo, Don Carlos and his family :)
PS. Antonio ⤠I want you to know….
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