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Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Karl Marx: 1 star

No cover — David Ramsay Steele: Karl Marx (AudiobookFormat, Knowledge Products)

Karl Marx by David Ramsay Steele

Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Schopenhauer in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes): 3 stars

Paul Strathern: Schopenhauer in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes) (Paperback, Ivan R. Dee, Publisher)

Schopenhauer in 90 Minutes (Philosophers in 90 Minutes) by Paul Strathern

Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Sartre in 90 minutes: 3 stars

Paul Strathern: Sartre in 90 minutes (1998, Ivan R. Dee)

Sartre in 90 minutes by Paul Strathern

Eivind (like the Terrible) rated BY Steinbeck, John ( Author ) [{ Grapes of Wrath (Thorndike Famous Authors) - Large Print By Steinbeck, John ( Author ) Jul - 01- 2008 ( Hardcover ) } ]: 5 stars

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 stars

Will Durant: The Lessons of History (1997)

The Lessons of History by Will Durant

Eivind (like the Terrible) rated A Prayer for Owen Meany: 4 stars

John Irving: A Prayer for Owen Meany (1990)

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Following the Equator : A Journey Around the World: 3 stars

Mark Twain: Following the Equator : A Journey Around the World (1989)

Following the Equator : A Journey Around the World by Mark Twain

Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The heretic queen: 4 stars

Michelle Moran: The heretic queen (2008, Crown Publishers)

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

Michelle Moran: Nefertiti (Hardcover, 2007, Crown Publishers)

Nefertiti and her younger sister, Mutnodjmet, have been raised in a powerful family that has …

Review of 'Nefertiti' on 'Goodreads'

3 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 …

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 :)