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Ladataan... Joen jumala (1993)– tekijä: Wilbur Smith
  
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Exciting - except for all the gratuitous torture. (  ) ElentarriLT | Mar 24, 2020 |  I just did not like this. At times, some of the writing just seemed a little clunky to me. I just didn't enjoy reading sentences such as, "The roast wild goose with figs that she was ostentatiously displaying was one of my favourite dishes, as she very well knew." Or, "For I truly believed that, with my tutelage, he had every prospect of developing into one of the great minds of Egypt, perhaps in time a name to rank with that of Imhotep who, one thousand years before, had designed those first marvelous pyramids at Saqqarah." And it kept on going in this vein. Plus, there was a lot of gore, and the word "buttocks" came up way too often for the number of pages I read. I'm glad I got this at the library, so I can just return it and move on. (  ) Jennifer708 | Mar 21, 2020 | I just did not like this. At times, some of the writing just seemed a little clunky to me. I just didn't enjoy reading sentences such as, "The roast wild goose with figs that she was ostentatiously displaying was one of my favourite dishes, as she very well knew." Or, "For I truly believed that, with my tutelage, he had every prospect of developing into one of the great minds of Egypt, perhaps in time a name to rank with that of Imhotep who, one thousand years before, had designed those first marvelous pyramids at Saqqarah." And it kept on going in this vein. Plus, there was a lot of gore, and the word "buttocks" came up way too often for the number of pages I read. I'm glad I got this at the library, so I can just return it and move on. ( ) Jennifer708 | Mar 21, 2020 | Een aardig verhaal over Egypte, ongeveer 2000 BC. Het verhaal wordt verteld door ene Taita, die zowat de speerpunt blijkt te zijn van het menselijke leven. Hij is goed in alles wat hij doet en aanraakt. Hij is een schrijver, uitvinder, muziek, militaire strateeg, architectuur, beeldhouwer, schilder, wetenschapper, meteoroloog, cartograaf, waarzegger etc etc. Hij is niet bescheiden, en vertelt continue hoe goed hij wel is in het een of het andere. O ja.. hij is ook nog eens bijzonder knap, en onweerstaanbaar voor alle vrouwen en mannen, ondanks het feit dat hij ooit door zijn meester is gecastreerd en gegeseld. Sommige delen van het verhaal waren echt goed, maar helaas waren die er niet veel. (  ) EdwinKort | Oct 18, 2019 | What can I say? The best thing about this audio book version of [b:River God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt|429138|River God A Novel of Ancient Egypt (Ancient Egypt, #1)|Wilbur A. Smith|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1311987489s/429138.jpg|434726] is that it is S H O R T ! For some reason [a:Dick Hill|238243|Dick Hill|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg]'s voice acting for one or two of the characters here reminded me of the Chi Fu character voiced by James-Hong in Disney's animated version of the Mulan story. That is not necessarily a good thing since Chi Fu is the sort of character that everyone loves to hate because he is so annoying! ( ) nkmunn | Nov 17, 2018 | ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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Ancient Egypt. Land of the Pharaohs. A kingdom built on gold. A legend shattered by greed. Now the Valley of the Kings lies ravaged by war, drained of its lifeblood as weak men inherit the cherished crown. In the city of Thebes at the Festival of Osiris, loyal subjects of the Pharaoh gather to pay homage to their leader. But Taita - a wise and formidably gifted eunuch slave, sees him only as a symbol of a kingdom's fading glory. Beside Taita stand his proteges, Lostris, daughter of Lord Intef, beautiful beyond her fourteen years; and Tanus, proud, young army officer, who has vowed to avenge the death - at Intef's hand - of his father, and seize Lostris as his prize. Together they share a dream - to restore the majesty of the Pharaoh of Pharaohs on the glittering banks of the Nile. No library descriptions found. |
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