meganmargoking 's review for:

The Murder of King Tut by James Patterson, Martin Dugard

1.0

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This has got to be the most awful book I have read in a long time, if not my entire life. I have never read a James Patterson book, never had an urge. The only reason I picked this one up was because it sounded interesting as an historical novel. He bills this book as a 'non-fiction thriller'. This is complete and utter bulls**t. I was a history major in undergrad. I have read PLENTY of non-fiction books. This is NOT one of them. Patterson is making crap up as he goes along. He's making these real people into fictional characters. It's a huge shame. And there is no 'thriller' anything about thing book. It is written on a child's level. It's very simple, the dialogue is too easy. There are over 100 chapters in this book and it is not that long. Each chapter is about 1-3 pages each. Patterson goes as far as making himself a character in this book. That just shows you how much this books sucks when the author decided to insert himself in it as a self-righteous detective. Patterson's 'theory' on Tut's death is completely absurd and he shows no evidence of his thesis, even though he says he studied the history of the boy King extensively. He basically wrote a historical fiction and then at the end randomly states that this is my thesis on how Tut died, and it's the truth. I solved the mystery of his death. Case closed. When there wasn't even a mystery to begin with. For God's sake skip this piece of crap. It's not worth anyone's time.