The Gladiator

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• I admit, I was lured into buying this by the stylish cover. Then I discovered it's a book for "young adults" and I realized I can't bring myself to read this. I just don't see the point of writing stuff directly aimed at "young adults". When I was a "young adult" I read classics and regular books li ... (continue)

  I admit, I was lured into buying this by the stylish cover. Then I discovered it's a book for "young adults" and I realized I can't bring myself to read this. I just don't see the point of writing stuff directly aimed at "young adults". When I was a "young adult" I read classics and regular books like anyone else, I didn't feel the need to read "easy" stuff, especially if, according to Wikipedia, "Turtledove makes sure not to use any profanity or racial slurs in this series."
  Young adults of the world, put down those books and pick up the regular ones, written without a specific audience in mind.

  I just can't do it.

  (And no, Harry Potter isn't for young adults)

  Note to Alberto: non preoccuparti, non mi hai fatto un disservizio con la tua recensione, è una mia idiosincrasia quella per i libri "per ragazzi".

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• English Books
• Mass Market Paperback 288 Pages
• Edition: Reprint
• ISBN-10: 0765353792
• ISBN-13: 9780765353795
• Publisher: Tor Science Fiction
• Pub date: Sep 30, 2008
• Dimensions: 1097 mm x 581 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover

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