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rhodaj's review
4.0
I’m currently doing a read the world challenge and this book appears to be about the only book written by an Andorran author that has been translated to English, so as my first preference is to read a book by an author from each country where possible, this was pretty much the only option! And it’s about Ancient Egypt!
This book is about Sedum, who is born a slave but manages to get an education, be freed and become an accountant to the pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty (who has the first pyramid built). There is a lot of plotting, manipulating and scheming that goes on and some quite barbaric methods of torture!
To be honest, I wasn’t expecting too much from this book as it doesn’t have great reviews, however I found it both interesting and engaging.
This book is about Sedum, who is born a slave but manages to get an education, be freed and become an accountant to the pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty (who has the first pyramid built). There is a lot of plotting, manipulating and scheming that goes on and some quite barbaric methods of torture!
To be honest, I wasn’t expecting too much from this book as it doesn’t have great reviews, however I found it both interesting and engaging.
shrineofyourlies's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
rsilvery's review
Read The World: Andorra.
Not going to finish this but read about 30%. It's weird reading a book picked to represent Andorra that's about Egypt 4500 years ago.
Not going to finish this but read about 30%. It's weird reading a book picked to represent Andorra that's about Egypt 4500 years ago.
lowlovesbooks's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
1.0
esquiredtoread's review
1.0
My Andorra book around the world.
I did not like the writing style one bit, and I've read a good amount of translated novels that I thought were strong as hell. The way the author wrote was just....not good, and not engaging. And the way he wrote about women made me gag. He was the only author from Andorra with his books translated into English. This is country #15 complete for me.
I did not like the writing style one bit, and I've read a good amount of translated novels that I thought were strong as hell. The way the author wrote was just....not good, and not engaging. And the way he wrote about women made me gag. He was the only author from Andorra with his books translated into English. This is country #15 complete for me.
harryr's review against another edition
2.0
Albert Salvadó is an Andorran novelist; The Teacher of Cheops is the only one of his books to be translated into English, and it is, unsurprisingly, my book from Andorra for the Read The World challenge.
It is, as the title suggests, a historical novel set in ancient Egypt. It tells the story of a slave, Sedum, who gains his freedom and rises through the 4th Dynasty equivalent of the Civil Service; along the way he is tutor to the young Pharaoh-to-be, Cheops.
It was OK. I can’t get very excited about it, but apart from a rather self-indulgent plot twist at the end, it was fairly inoffensive.
It is, as the title suggests, a historical novel set in ancient Egypt. It tells the story of a slave, Sedum, who gains his freedom and rises through the 4th Dynasty equivalent of the Civil Service; along the way he is tutor to the young Pharaoh-to-be, Cheops.
It was OK. I can’t get very excited about it, but apart from a rather self-indulgent plot twist at the end, it was fairly inoffensive.
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