The Prisoner of Zenda Summary
Prisoner of Zenda has long been one of my most loved and favourite books. I cannot say how this book evoked so much pleasure in me while reading it – perhaps it is because even while written in [], the flow and the nuances of the story are so much in the contemporary style that it is a pleasure to dive into this. The story starts with Rudolf Rassendyl, a second son in a noble English family, traveling to Ruritania to witness the crowning of its next king. In the way he makes acquaintance with an unexpected individual, upon which he stumbles right into the midst of a insidious plot and strangely enough, finds himself in the center-stage of a coup – and a rescue.
Rudolf Rassendyl is a character I love, because he is so three-dimensional and real. He is flawed, believes himself so, fights so hard with his own issues, and wins against them. He is the kind of person who would go to war ‘with a smile on his face and a song on his lips’, as it were. You find yourself laughing, feeling sad for him, cheering him on, and feeling right alongside him. One point I found so damn amazing in The Prisoner of Zenda, is that Rudolf had a lot of power over the fates of a lot of people, in this book. So much power that even I found myself on tenterhooks while reading this, wondering if he would betray all those who put their trust in him – they had no other choice, true, but he had all the choice in the world. Like I’ve said before, any book that makes its reader feel so powerfully, is a good book; an amazing book. And this one was.
The Prisoner of Zenda employs very clear, concise language in its writing. The flow of the book is fast-paced, apart from the initial two or three chapters. It is like this – if you get through the first two chapters, then you are, for sure, going to enjoy the rest of the book. And I’d really suggest you force your way through the start – even if you find it really slow-paced (I didn’t – however, I know those for whom it did) – because you will not regret it.
The Prisoner of Zenda is, hands down, and enjoyable and a really good read.
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