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3.08 AVERAGE
3.08 AVERAGE
I agree with all the other one star reviews, what kind of person writes this crap without proper research. Let’s all bow down to the great James Patterson who knows better than all the Egyptologists and scientists over the world. I honestly wish he’d stop writing and just retire now, his books are getting very tiresome.
My first thought when it comes to this book is uhmmmmm. I can kind of see why Patterson wanted to write a book about the life of Tutankhamen given the mystery surrounding his death but I can't understand why it has been marketed as a non-fiction and why it was written in the format it was if non-fiction is what he was going for. As I have a rather keen interest in Ancient Egypt the claim that Patterson and his co-author Martin Dugard did huge amounts of research is rather laughable (if not shameful) given the number of historical inaccuracies and outright errors that are found throughout the book, including the opening slave scene (anyone with a passing interest in Egyptology knows that the workers were highly skilled and highly valued, not slaves), the facts of which can all be easily found in any basic Egyptology book. Ignoring the historical inaccuracies (I can't see this as a non-fiction work at all) the attempts to breathe life into the characters is also rather painful, again given that very little matches what is actually known about them and each of their stories seems to have been written to fit the theory ultimately presented rather than being based on actual information, I was particularly irked by the relationships between the royal family members (not to mention Nefertiti's lament about Akhenaten being mummified, this was an important part of their belief system, it was vital for entering the afterlife) and the lack of credit given to Tutankhamen as when he took the throne he reversed his father's decisions and returned the kingdom to it's traditional multideity beliefs (also not to mention the more accepted explanations for the King's death other than the somewhat outdated one favoured here). If you can ignore all the historical inaccuracies/errors, put aside any knowledge you have of Egyptology and accept a rather simplistic story lacking any great detail this isn't a bad read, it passes the time at least. But a non-fiction work it is not. Maybe it will ignite an interest in Egyptology in readers that it may otherwise have passed by...one can only hope.
Not quite a Four-star actually. I really enjoyed the historical part of King tut, I didn’t really enjoy all of the Interlude and suppositions throughout the story. The author made up stories that were not factual and all the dialogue really was not that interesting but I did enjoy learning about king tut
can you imagine describing someone as "somber, good looking"? thats what james patterson described howard carter as in the beginning of the prologue!
what the fuck was this??? should’ve followed my instincts and stayed away from james patterson…
I flew through this book so quickly - it was interesting, historically involved, and not at all what I was expecting. Definitely would recommend this book to mystery lovers and Egyptologists alike.
The narration by the authors goes back and forth between the present day, the seasons of excavation, and the period of Tut's reign in Egypt. The book is a fancy compilation of known information and barely passes as a nonfiction thriller. The short chapters make this book a quick read on a frittered day.
adventurous
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
I really loved this book! It felt different than other JP books, but I read it in a few days and wanted more when I finished!
I liked the idea more than I liked the actual book. The several chapters about Patterson himself didn’t really help the story. They could have been left out. The parts about Carter and his discovery were interesting, but the bits about Tut’s life and death were lacking. There wasn’t enough detail or story there. Maybe a book just about Tut or just about Carter. Perhaps a longer novel to incorporate both. This just needed something more.