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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
relaxing
fast-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:
Yes
cuties.
This book brought back to me all the games I played in my youth. I practically belonged inside this book. It was good to remember how great your imagination is as a child.
This was such a good book. It was really great, and I think I'll check out her other Newberry Honor ones. I liked it because it reminded me of my phase of ancient Egyptian mythology. I was obsessed at 5 to all things Egypt, and this was a nice little burst of nostalgia. I don't really read nonfiction subject books very often, but I think I'll check out some ancient Egyptian reads this summer. I'll recommend this to my little brother.
I just really like this author. Perhaps it's nostalgia from my youth, and remembering how much I enjoyed reading her books when I was around 12 or so. I can certainly see the problems with the story, but I still mostly found it charming. Definitely one to find a copy of when my own kids are a bit older.
This was an absolute favourite of mine as a young reader, so I'm donating it to a book drive. I hope some unsuspecting person finds this book as fascinating as I did, and falls in love with Egypt.
Loved this book! Especially because my whole childhood was basically playing make-believe games. Plus I actually learned (and retained more) about ancient Egypt than I did from studying it in school
Better than average for mid-range YA, and holds up WAY better than average for a 1960s' kid's book. I kinda fell in love with the aside in which the four year old doesn't know what trick-or-treating is, so assumes they are at a demonstration because "he knows ALL about demonstrations" and then, when the situation is explained, he petulantly replies "I am still a demonstration"
That's not what the book is about, at all, but it is a good example of how well the characters are rounded out; they each have lives outside of this book.
That's not what the book is about, at all, but it is a good example of how well the characters are rounded out; they each have lives outside of this book.
The Egypt Game absolutely holds up as one of the best books of my childhood, gorgeously written, imaginatively spooky, and even smarter than I remember.
Well, this was fun. I was expecting it to be more magical—like Set would come alive or something. But lack of magic aside, it was good. I skipped ahead at one point (a habit I am trying to break) and accidentally read the sneak peak of first chapter of the sequel, The Gypsy Game. I didn't realize it at the time, so I was a little disappointed when I got to the end.