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The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt
Kara Cooney
3.71 AVERAGE
412 reviews for:
The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt
Kara Cooney
3.71 AVERAGE
informative
Audiobook
Her story was interesting and amazing that she came into power like she did.
I find it hard to read about this stuff because I just don’t understand how we know why they did what they did.
Either way the author did an excellent job at telling the storey and reiterating that we are not sure about anything.
Her story was interesting and amazing that she came into power like she did.
I find it hard to read about this stuff because I just don’t understand how we know why they did what they did.
Either way the author did an excellent job at telling the storey and reiterating that we are not sure about anything.
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Hatshepsut has always been an inspiration to me, and so getting to read about the realities of her life was a wonderful experience. For the limited amount of information available, Kara Cooney did an excellent job in bringing Hatshepsut and Ancient Egypt to life.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Really a 3.5. I learned a lot but it was a weird combination of dry info dumps and wild speculation.
A great overview of Hatshepsut's rise to power and the aftermath of her rule. I learned a lot about the Eighteenth Dynasty and the conventions of that time: the mummification process, the influence of religion, and the methods behind recordkeeping. I liked the speculation provided about what certain figures (Nefrure, Senenmut, and Hatshepsut herself) may or may not have thought or felt at certain junctures. My one complaint is that at times, it felt like the author could not decide between writing historical fiction or nonfiction, especially in the first chapter.
This was an extremely well-written and thorough review of the life and ambitions of Hatshepsut. Cooney brought to life ancient Egypt and the world they lived in. I highly suggest it for anyone interested in her, in ancient Egypt, or in the role and difficulty of women in early civilizations.
informative
slow-paced
In all honesty, I didn't give this book a chance because after the prattling in the beginning the very first bit of the "book" was a sexual encounter with a statue and while that's all fine and good and possibly happened, it was awkward to read. And that's coming from a woman who loves Harlequin Romance. Just sayin'.