I enjoyed reading this book. The characters were good and believable and Moran seems to have a good grip on the actual historical events (as far as we now). However, she gave me no impression of the non-human surroundings. I would have enjoyed it much, much more if she had been able to paint the scenery and describe the architecture (other than building materials) better; if she had made me feel this was really set in ancient Egypt. There was a magnificent temple, cheap housing built from poor materials for the common people and people sometimes went by some kind of boat on a river from Thebes to Amarna. That's all I can remember being given to create my mental picture while reading. I'm giving her next book (The Heretic Queen) a try anyway as the story was good IMO. I'll just read up on the places in question beforehand …
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Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Shogun: 5.0 stars
Shogun by James Clavell
After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer …
To Kill a Mockingbird (To Kill a Mockingbird, #1) by Harper Lee
The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Karl Marx: 1.0 star
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Sartre in 90 minutes: 3.0 stars
John Steinbeck: BY Steinbeck, John ( Author ) [{ Grapes of Wrath (Thorndike Famous Authors) - Large Print By Steinbeck, John ( Author ) Jul - 01- 2008 ( Hardcover ) } ] (Gale Cengage Jul - 2008)
BY Steinbeck, John ( Author ) [{ Grapes of Wrath (Thorndike Famous Authors) - Large Print By Steinbeck, John ( Author ) Jul - 01- 2008 ( Hardcover ) } ] by John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. The book won …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The Lessons of History: 3.0 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated A Prayer for Owen Meany: 4.0 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The heretic queen: 4.0 stars
The heretic queen by Michelle Moran
In ancient Egypt, a forgotten princess must overcome her family's past and remake history. Nefertari has been left to run …
Eivind (like the Terrible) reviewed Nefertiti by Michelle Moran
Nefertiti and her younger sister, Mutnodjmet, have been raised in a powerful family that has …
Review of 'Nefertiti' on 'Goodreads'
3.0 stars
I enjoyed reading this book. The characters were good and believable and Moran seems to have a good grip on the actual historical events (as far as we now). However, she gave me no impression of the non-human surroundings. I would have enjoyed it much, much more if she had been able to paint the scenery and describe the architecture (other than building materials) better; if she had made me feel this was really set in ancient Egypt. There was a magnificent temple, cheap housing built from poor materials for the common people and people sometimes went by some kind of boat on a river from Thebes to Amarna. That's all I can remember being given to create my mental picture while reading. I'm giving her next book (The Heretic Queen) a try anyway as the story was good IMO. I'll just read up on the places in question beforehand and paint it myself :)
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Creating a world without poverty: 4.0 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Anna Karenina: 4.0 stars
Anna Karenina by Лев Толстой (Classic library)
Anna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count Vronsky. …