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Street Fighter. Simon Scarrow (2012)

by Simon Scarrow(Favorite Author)

4.11 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0141343451 (ISBN13: 9780141343457)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Puffin Books

series

Gladiator

review 1: Simon Scrow- Street Fighter [Gladiator#2] [Läsutmaning40]Plot. So I'm a huge fan of gladiators and especially the series of Spartacus, that brutal tv show with lots and lots of blood and sex. I just love the scenery in that serie, it's unnatural and fake in a gorgeous way. The blood scenes too, they're gorgeous.. ^^That's the reason I picked up the first book in this book series, Gladiator, and I wasn't disappointed. It's written in a way that young kids can read it, but also adults. It's not as brutally described as a adult book, but it contains the same ammount of violence ( not sex though) so it contains the logic of a dangerous and unfair world of old Rome. Characters.Marcus is strong and brave, and does anything to reach his goal of freeing his mother fr... moreom a life of slavery. To do that, he has to gain his own freedom first, and to do so: saving the life of his master and the enemy of all slaves: Julius Caesar. So Marcus had to do a lot of hard stuff and see a lot of horrible things, but the situation is not described as terrible as it would in other books. It's strange, but at the same time a relief, to not have to read about an angsty teenager that you do all the time in YA books. So, it's weird, but it works, since Marcus is a bit used to living in a world where babies lies abandonded in the middle of the street and a corpse lies in the narrowest of allies along with dumpster and human feces. Marcus is all right- more than all right, he's friggin awesome. I don't fins anything about him that I don't like- good to go Scarrow! As always, I'm a big fan of male characters and male authors. Summary. So over all it's a entertaining book, slow at the begining, but very entertaining the other half. The language is a bit childish and immature, but I'm sure it's because I read it in Swedish since I found it at the library. Though, I am going to finnish the series in Swedish since I'm sadly not going to buy the final book when it comes out. #Lasutmaning40
review 2: This is the sequel to the bestselling 'Gladiator: Fight For Freedom' and is the second book in the series. The book follows Marcus who has been sold into slavery and now finds himself under the command of Julius Caesar. Assigned to be Caesar's niece's bodyguard, he's also being trained to become a gladiator of the future. However, what Marcus wants more than anything else is to gain his freedom and that of his mother while trying to conceal the secret of his true heritage from Caesar himself. Simon Scarrow brilliantly imagines the political intrigue and brutality of life in Ancient Rome. Slaves are brought and sold by the rich without any thought to the fact that they're human beings too and people are used as pawns in political mind games. The two factions of Julius Caesar on one side and Cato on the other are clearly depicted and Scarrow has obviously done his research well, as I found it easy to imagine myself in a bygone era where power is shared among the wealthy and influential, sometimes at the cost of other peoples' lives.What really sold this book to me though was the central character of Marcus. He's tough, resiliant, determined and intelligent. Born free, he has been robbed of his freedom and is set on winning it back, willing to do whatever he has to do to achieve his goal. I warmed to him immediately and found myself experiencing all of the highs and lows he goes through right alongside him. Scarrow also gives a voice to the many other slaves who feature in the book, humanising them and showing them as real human beings with thoughts and feelings and cares of their own. Strong bonds are established between many of them, although for those whose lives are tough, death is often shown to be a welcome release. Cleverly combining rich historical details of the period with an entertaining and enjoyable story, this book will particularly appeal to male readers who like their boy heroes tough and courageous. Having invested in Marcus's adventure, I can't wait to see where his journey will take him next! less

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