Review by Ikaye -- The Fox by M. N. J. Butler
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Review by Ikaye -- The Fox by M. N. J. Butler
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Fox" by M. N. J. Butler.]
The Fox by M.N.J. Butler tells a story of a man named Leotychides born in the Royal Palace of Sparta but was raised outside its walls at the age of seven to join 'The Flock', a camp for young Spartan soldiers. All his life, he believed that the late King Agis was his father but when he found himself unwrapping the secrets hidden very deep inside the Palace, his life wasn’t the same again. It is a story that teaches the vitality of welcoming and embracing your strength despite the exclusions one’s facing. A story about a life of a man experiencing both the good and bad of life itself.
First, I just want to say that one of my weaknesses is a good historical fiction, especially if it involves anything related to Greece. I really love how the author has put historical facts about Sparta so vividly. The author has done a great research since most of the references are very accurate to the real ones. If you are a history teacher, you can include this in the reading materials for your history class, so they can visualize it. This book is so good even though it was a long read, it was definitely worth it.
I would also like to commend the author for his writing style. Some historical fiction that I have read used Archaic English so it is hard to understand what the story is all about. The author has done a great job in the description of the events happening in the book.It was not confusing at all.
What’s one more I like about the book was the names of the characters. They seem to sound alike so I have a very good time challenging myself to remember this specific character, what’s his role in the story, his relationship with the other character. I like a good challenge and it’s one of the things that I like to find in a book, not just the story but the experience and lesson I can gain from it.
Is there anything I don’t like about the book? My answer would be NO. It is so rare to read these kinds of books, especially the ones that fall in the genre of historical fiction, that you don’t have anything to object to. But when it comes to the punctuation, I noticed that there are missing quotation marks. It didn’t bother me but it is not the same for everyone. For me, the book is imperfectly perfect just the way it is.
Overall, I rate this book 3 out 4 stars. The story is great. The language used is easy to understand so you won’t have trouble understanding what was happening and it helps you not get bored. The problem with the missing quotations is the reason why there’s only three stars for the rating. I recommend this book to all those readers who love history, you will surely love it as much as I did. The things that I learned in my history class come in handy when reading the book and vice versa.
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The Fox
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The Fox by M.N.J. Butler tells a story of a man named Leotychides born in the Royal Palace of Sparta but was raised outside its walls at the age of seven to join 'The Flock', a camp for young Spartan soldiers. All his life, he believed that the late King Agis was his father but when he found himself unwrapping the secrets hidden very deep inside the Palace, his life wasn’t the same again. It is a story that teaches the vitality of welcoming and embracing your strength despite the exclusions one’s facing. A story about a life of a man experiencing both the good and bad of life itself.
First, I just want to say that one of my weaknesses is a good historical fiction, especially if it involves anything related to Greece. I really love how the author has put historical facts about Sparta so vividly. The author has done a great research since most of the references are very accurate to the real ones. If you are a history teacher, you can include this in the reading materials for your history class, so they can visualize it. This book is so good even though it was a long read, it was definitely worth it.
I would also like to commend the author for his writing style. Some historical fiction that I have read used Archaic English so it is hard to understand what the story is all about. The author has done a great job in the description of the events happening in the book.It was not confusing at all.
What’s one more I like about the book was the names of the characters. They seem to sound alike so I have a very good time challenging myself to remember this specific character, what’s his role in the story, his relationship with the other character. I like a good challenge and it’s one of the things that I like to find in a book, not just the story but the experience and lesson I can gain from it.
Is there anything I don’t like about the book? My answer would be NO. It is so rare to read these kinds of books, especially the ones that fall in the genre of historical fiction, that you don’t have anything to object to. But when it comes to the punctuation, I noticed that there are missing quotation marks. It didn’t bother me but it is not the same for everyone. For me, the book is imperfectly perfect just the way it is.
Overall, I rate this book 3 out 4 stars. The story is great. The language used is easy to understand so you won’t have trouble understanding what was happening and it helps you not get bored. The problem with the missing quotations is the reason why there’s only three stars for the rating. I recommend this book to all those readers who love history, you will surely love it as much as I did. The things that I learned in my history class come in handy when reading the book and vice versa.
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The Fox
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