Eagle in the Snow Book Talk

Eagle In The Snow Book Talk

The Eagle in the Snow is a novel about the fall of Rome and the decline of Western Civilization. It explores the circumstances that lead to the barbarian hordes overrunning Gaul, which is present day France. The main character, Maximus, is a Roman general assigned to defend the borders between Gaul, and Germania with a single legion. To give a scope about how badly Maximus is screwed, he needs at least eighty thousand men to hold the Rhine River properly, he has six. Maximus will have to deal with traitorous allies, corrupted administrators, religious persecution, and countless angry barbarians by any means necessary. And all for an empire that does not care for them or its survival. This is Rome’s last stand, and it will fight to its last breath even if it is unwilling to.

I read Skate by Michael Harmon and its a book about Ian McDermott and his brother Sammy trying to gt out of their hometown Spokane and find their dad that left before Sammy was born. Ian and Sammy's mom is addicted to drugs and shes never home and Sammy cries for her at night and Ian has to look after himself and Sammy. Ian is also having trouble at school and the principal is trying to get Ian to drop out of school and go to an alternate school.One day at school the gym teacher is giving Ian trouble so Ian punches him in the jaw.

That's when Ian and Sammy's adventure starts. They're forced to runaway and find their dad or Ian will be put into Juvi and Sammy will be put in a foster home.

This was a good book, I enjoyed picturing all the things that Ian and Sammy faced on their trek to find their dad.

I recommend this book to people that like a narrative type of writing with a few twists.