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A review by futurama1979
Martin the Warrior by Brian Jacques
5.0
This book gets me every time I read it, and I mean like actually crying 'gets me'. Maybe because I was little the first time I read it and I have that emotional connection to it/the characters but. Yeah :'(
I think the keystone of this book is how much rests on Martin NOT having extraordinary strength or powers, NOT having the ability to keep going. He has this Pyrrhic victory and what he lost shows on him. Like, for months. And he doesn't heal. I think that's such brilliant writing, and such a bold move in a kids/middle grade story too, and it just makes his character so raw and so believable.
I think the keystone of this book is how much rests on Martin NOT having extraordinary strength or powers, NOT having the ability to keep going. He has this Pyrrhic victory and what he lost shows on him. Like, for months. And he doesn't heal. I think that's such brilliant writing, and such a bold move in a kids/middle grade story too, and it just makes his character so raw and so believable.