Review: Cannot Put It Down Book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 6, 2013
I noticed a review pointing out errors in such as the type of ship and physical features like tides.  I don't care about that!  For one thing, the point of the ship was it was a totally new design. Since it was obviously abandoned after the design flaws were pointed out by the rebels (dramatically and unmistakably), they may have destroyed all records.  How would we know?For the tides - I've never been on a boat and I can't swim.  I don't know about those things and I don't care!  The author pointed out from the start that he was trying to word it so it was understandable from the 21st century point of view so what they called the "bridge" may not be as we think of it but the idea makes the book more understandable to those who are not ancient boat buffs.  The book was great!Parts of this book brought to mind Charlton Heston as "Ben-Hur" (the parts in the Galley itself and the fight with the pirates) but it was so much more.Imagine protecting yourself and your friends by deciding to give up your NAMES and become just numbers.  Despite that situation, they became close friends and the character development of the main characters was superb.It was slightly slow at the start but from the time "52" met Gracchus, the pace picked up tremendously.  I spent quite a bit of time after the revolt wondering what happened to Gracchus.  I was right - they weren't finished with that one-eyed devil yet!It had it all - travel, intrigue, excitement, violence, rebellion and even romance.  Add the great characters here and what more could you want?Maybe it was predictable with even a "they lived happily ever after" ending but it was still one excellent book and a lot of fun to read.All I can say is -- READ IT!