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thatgirl_wyatt's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
books4life2000's review against another edition
Didn't like the langauge when describing the 14 year old girl.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia
Moderate: Slavery
adrichem's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
angelabuck's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
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? Yes
5.0
This is an excellent book which brings to life the history of ancient Egypt. It is well-written with evocative descriptions, credible characters and a good plot. Wilbur Smith is a consummate story teller! Highly recommended.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Slavery
yoricke_southafrica's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
nainatai's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting read. The main character was a bit annoying, quite full of himself, an opinion that Wilbur Smith himself shares in the Afterword as well. Lots of unanswered questions that I won't list here to avoid giving out spoilers. Despite all that, it was fun reading the first 70% of the book. After that it was just going on forever. I don't know if I'll be spending more time on the next books in the series, will probably pick those up in between better reading.
shanarar's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, War, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Violence, Gore, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Rape, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Slavery, and Trafficking
isasacks's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
ashleywatt's review against another edition
1.0
I tried, but the fact that he couldn't hold my interest with a description of a hippopotamus hunt in ancient Egypt says it all.
ryner's review
DNF. I began to have misgivings immediately, but I usually try to make a good-faith effort to reach Nancy Pearl's Rule of 50 before truly giving up on a book. Unfortunately, I could make it only 19 pages in before I had to set this aside with distaste. It reads like bad fanfiction romance written by a man. The multiple cringey descriptions of a fourteen-year-old girl's breasts, thighs and virginity within just those first 19 pages was pretty creepy. I won't be wasting any more time on anything by this author.