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A review by fallingdownrabbitholes
Egypt's Golden Couple: When Akhenaten and Nefertiti Were Gods on Earth by Colleen Darnell, John Darnell
4.0
I was provided an advanced copy from NetGalley and St. Martin’s press. All these opinions are my own. Thank you!
As someone who has been fascinated by Ancient Egypt since childhood, I have began to read up on Ancient Egyptian history in the past few months. I wanted to expand my learning beyond what I learned in brief lessons I had in high school. Before reading this book, I took a couple courses learning the overall history of Ancient Egypt. I tried to take courses that took into account recent developments of findings in Ancient Egypt. I have also been reading articles from perspectives of Egyptians as they learn about their ancestors history. While the overall history of Ancient Egypt is a lot to take in, I enjoyed these courses immensely. However, I wanted to start reading books and literature that examined specific points in Ancient Egyptian history. When I came across this upcoming book providing a history on Akhenaten and Nefertiti, I was very excited to read this. I was lucky enough to be provided the advanced copy by NetGalley and I dived right in to discover the lives of these fascinating rulers.
The book starts each chapter with a narrative that looks into the lives of how Ancient Egyptians lived based in many historical articles. This openings allowed for me to get a glimpse into how the Ancient Egyptians lived. Past books I have read on Ancient Egypt have been hard for me to read as they are filled with facts and dates that start to get confusing for me. As someone who is just reading about Ancient Egypt, this is a great book to start with as it is easy to read and it provides readers with translated writings from the Ancient Egyptians. The authors provide a lot of context and explanations on some of the complex matters they discuss. This helps the reader understand the social and political impacts of phrases used in the book. When talking about the lives of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, the authors show us every aspect of these two historical figures reign and their impacts on Ancient Egyptian history. In the past courses I have taken, the names of these two have come up in various lectures but it was so amazing to find a book that brought together recents findings and discoveries of these figures. I enjoyed this book immensely and it allowed me to learn so many new facts about Ancient Egypt that I never knew before.
As someone who has been fascinated by Ancient Egypt since childhood, I have began to read up on Ancient Egyptian history in the past few months. I wanted to expand my learning beyond what I learned in brief lessons I had in high school. Before reading this book, I took a couple courses learning the overall history of Ancient Egypt. I tried to take courses that took into account recent developments of findings in Ancient Egypt. I have also been reading articles from perspectives of Egyptians as they learn about their ancestors history. While the overall history of Ancient Egypt is a lot to take in, I enjoyed these courses immensely. However, I wanted to start reading books and literature that examined specific points in Ancient Egyptian history. When I came across this upcoming book providing a history on Akhenaten and Nefertiti, I was very excited to read this. I was lucky enough to be provided the advanced copy by NetGalley and I dived right in to discover the lives of these fascinating rulers.
The book starts each chapter with a narrative that looks into the lives of how Ancient Egyptians lived based in many historical articles. This openings allowed for me to get a glimpse into how the Ancient Egyptians lived. Past books I have read on Ancient Egypt have been hard for me to read as they are filled with facts and dates that start to get confusing for me. As someone who is just reading about Ancient Egypt, this is a great book to start with as it is easy to read and it provides readers with translated writings from the Ancient Egyptians. The authors provide a lot of context and explanations on some of the complex matters they discuss. This helps the reader understand the social and political impacts of phrases used in the book. When talking about the lives of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, the authors show us every aspect of these two historical figures reign and their impacts on Ancient Egyptian history. In the past courses I have taken, the names of these two have come up in various lectures but it was so amazing to find a book that brought together recents findings and discoveries of these figures. I enjoyed this book immensely and it allowed me to learn so many new facts about Ancient Egypt that I never knew before.