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3.1 AVERAGE
3.1 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Σπαγκέτι Νταν Μπράουν.
Ο Μανφρέντι πετάει κατάμουτρα στον αναγνώστη ένα παρανοϊκό αχταρμά από παράνομες ανασκαφές και ύποπτες επιχειρήσεις, παγκόσμιες συνωμοσίες, πολύ κακούς ισλαμιστές (awwww), κακούληδες εβραίους, ένα σκληρό διαζύγιο, αρχαία κειμήλια, ένα γοητευτικό (φυσικά) Ιταλό, φορητές ατομικές βόμβες σε αμερικάνικες πόλεις, τερατώδεις σκληρούς δίσκους των 2GB, αιγυπτιολόγους και πρώην ισλαμοκομάντο καθηγητές της κοπτικής (καμία σχέση με τη ραπτική), υπολογιστές με κρυπτογράφηση και πολλά σαλάμ αλέκουμ, αλέκουμ σαλάμ.
Κάπου μεταξύ Συρίας, Αιγύπτου και Ισραήλ ένα ΤΡΟΜΕΡΟ μυστικό (τόσο τρομερό που όσοι το έμαθαν μασούλησαν τα νύχια των χεριών τους και όταν αυτά εξαντλήθηκαν έβγαλαν τα παπούτσια και συνέχισαν με αυτά των ποδιών) που αν ποτέ μαθευτεί, ω, αν ποτέ μαθευτεί, ποπό τι θα γίνει αν το μάθει ο κόσμος... απαπαπα
Ένας Αμερικάνος καθηγητής τα κάνει όλα και συμφέρει και στο τέλος υποψιαζόμαστε ότι παίρνει το κορίτσι και φεύγει.
Οι ανατροπές είναι μάλλον αστείες, οι χαρακτήρες είναι κακέκτυπα αυτών των Wilbur Smith και Jeffrey Archer, OY MHN* και του "πάτου των πάτων" Dan Brown. Διασκεδαστικό, αρκεί να μην το πάρει κανείς σοβαρά ως ανάγνωσμα∙ καταφέρνει όμως να κουράσει κάποιες στιγμές.
*Mrs Black, any comments?
Ο Μανφρέντι πετάει κατάμουτρα στον αναγνώστη ένα παρανοϊκό αχταρμά από παράνομες ανασκαφές και ύποπτες επιχειρήσεις, παγκόσμιες συνωμοσίες, πολύ κακούς ισλαμιστές (awwww), κακούληδες εβραίους, ένα σκληρό διαζύγιο, αρχαία κειμήλια, ένα γοητευτικό (φυσικά) Ιταλό, φορητές ατομικές βόμβες σε αμερικάνικες πόλεις, τερατώδεις σκληρούς δίσκους των 2GB, αιγυπτιολόγους και πρώην ισλαμοκομάντο καθηγητές της κοπτικής (καμία σχέση με τη ραπτική), υπολογιστές με κρυπτογράφηση και πολλά σαλάμ αλέκουμ, αλέκουμ σαλάμ.
Κάπου μεταξύ Συρίας, Αιγύπτου και Ισραήλ ένα ΤΡΟΜΕΡΟ μυστικό (τόσο τρομερό που όσοι το έμαθαν μασούλησαν τα νύχια των χεριών τους και όταν αυτά εξαντλήθηκαν έβγαλαν τα παπούτσια και συνέχισαν με αυτά των ποδιών) που αν ποτέ μαθευτεί, ω, αν ποτέ μαθευτεί, ποπό τι θα γίνει αν το μάθει ο κόσμος... απαπαπα
Ένας Αμερικάνος καθηγητής τα κάνει όλα και συμφέρει και στο τέλος υποψιαζόμαστε ότι παίρνει το κορίτσι και φεύγει.
Οι ανατροπές είναι μάλλον αστείες, οι χαρακτήρες είναι κακέκτυπα αυτών των Wilbur Smith και Jeffrey Archer, OY MHN* και του "πάτου των πάτων" Dan Brown. Διασκεδαστικό, αρκεί να μην το πάρει κανείς σοβαρά ως ανάγνωσμα∙ καταφέρνει όμως να κουράσει κάποιες στιγμές.
*Mrs Black, any comments?
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really enjoyed this book. It has suspense, arqueology (yay!), good caracters, good plot, it's amazing how the author can put so much in a book with 300 something pages, and it still is plausible and not at all rushed.
I loved the way the author surprised me at the end! There were two things I wasn't expecting.
I loved the way the author surprised me at the end! There were two things I wasn't expecting.
Miren, originalmente este esperpento de la humanidad era un tres estrellas. Es un libro malísimo, más malo que la pizza con piña, pero algo salvable tenía. Pero luego de reflexionar llegué a la conclusión de que un libro que romantiza al Estado ilegítimo de Israel no merece esa tercera estrella.
While I enjoyed the idea of this book the execution was terrible. The characters are totally unbelievable and poorly developed. It was a giant cliché from start to finish. The oversimplification of middle eastern politics was pitiful. I love archeology type thrillers but this missed on every level.
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Better than I had expected from other reviews. There were a couple of awkward forced romance sections but nothing too overbearing to ruin the plot and twists
Three reasons to read Pharaoh:
1) What's not to love in pharaohs and secret tombs in the desert? The archeology side of this story is a great hook.
2) The author is an archeologist, so he knows what he's talking about in that regard, which is nice. It lends some realism to a story that feels very unrealistic in that way that international adventure stories usually do.
3) The mystery is good enough that I kept reading. I wanted to know how it ended, and the epilogue provided a nice resolution and a final plot twist.
Seven drawbacks to Pharaoh:
1) It's Indiana Jones without the benefit of Harrison Ford, and let's be honest, Harrison Ford is the only reason that story didn't die a quiet death after the first film.
2) It's difficult to judge the quality of the writing in translated works, but the Christine Feddersen-Manfredi translation is utterly flavourless. The writing has no personality.
3) The book is filled with descriptions of the most boring and mundane things. The dialogue is one info dump after the next, often rehashing events we've already seen. And the omniscient narrator seems to be used solely because the author could not tell a clear story without head-hopping.
4) The ending of the story's main arc is weak, designed for drama and failing at even that.
5) The characters are two-dimensional, and William Blake is the worst of them. He is male wish-fulfillment and self-insertion to the extreme. He knows best in every situation, is the most capable, and can do everyone else's job better than they can even when he lacks experience.
6) Referring to all the attractive women (all two of them because no this book does not pass the Bechdel test) who are over 30 as "girls" rubbed me the wrong way.
7) "She felt a wave of desire for him" immediately upon meeting him, of course, because he's such a catch. I didn't even get the impression of lust coming off the main couple, let alone love.
1) What's not to love in pharaohs and secret tombs in the desert? The archeology side of this story is a great hook.
2) The author is an archeologist, so he knows what he's talking about in that regard, which is nice. It lends some realism to a story that feels very unrealistic in that way that international adventure stories usually do.
3) The mystery is good enough that I kept reading. I wanted to know how it ended, and the epilogue provided a nice resolution and a final plot twist.
Seven drawbacks to Pharaoh:
1) It's Indiana Jones without the benefit of Harrison Ford, and let's be honest, Harrison Ford is the only reason that story didn't die a quiet death after the first film.
2) It's difficult to judge the quality of the writing in translated works, but the Christine Feddersen-Manfredi translation is utterly flavourless. The writing has no personality.
3) The book is filled with descriptions of the most boring and mundane things. The dialogue is one info dump after the next, often rehashing events we've already seen. And the omniscient narrator seems to be used solely because the author could not tell a clear story without head-hopping.
4) The ending of the story's main arc is weak, designed for drama and failing at even that.
5) The characters are two-dimensional, and William Blake is the worst of them. He is male wish-fulfillment and self-insertion to the extreme. He knows best in every situation, is the most capable, and can do everyone else's job better than they can even when he lacks experience.
6) Referring to all the attractive women (all two of them because no this book does not pass the Bechdel test) who are over 30 as "girls" rubbed me the wrong way.
7) "She felt a wave of desire for him" immediately upon meeting him, of course, because he's such a catch. I didn't even get the impression of lust coming off the main couple, let alone love.