Aman's Reviews > Spartacus

this is my absolute favourite novel and i am going to be bold enough to say that this is the best among all the books that i have read till now. this is perfect amalgamation of desire for a new world, a desire for freedom, humanistic agenda, war, gladiator fights, true love, friendship, enmity, insights on human behaviour, philosophical undertones throughout, strong and weak characters, optimism, tragedy, hope, a true great hero, and what not. it is a story which inspires one to do something, which fills you with a yearning, a restlessness. goodness, sometimes i feel that novels of such calibre are hard to be found these days (i know that i am wrong but this is what one feels after reading this)
this is a simple story of slave revolt. a revolt in which thousands of slaves rose under the leadership of spartacus against the mighty Rome. Rome which ruled the world for centuries found its very foundations shaken by this uprising. it is a story of how if the weak unite and organise can do wonders. it is a story of power of masses. it is a story of survival. this novel takes you on journey of spartacus from the being simple slave in mines to being a gladiator to being a leader of a mass revolt. this story interweaves all that one can think of. perfect description of gladiatorial milieu and thinking marks a highpoint but the highest point is the revolt itself. highest level of penmanship sees all the human emotions flow through out the novel at the right time and in right amount.
no wonder this story has been adapted into movie and so many tv series in the west. but none has been true to the spirit of the spartacus. the soul of spartacus resides in this novel.
i would recommend this book to all my friends strongly.