
The Egyptologist
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Narrado por:
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Gianfranco Negroponte
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Simon Prebble
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Gerard Doyle
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Bianca Mato
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De:
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Arthur Phillips
Howard Carter has just made one of the great discoveries of all time, the unveiling of Tutankhamun's tomb. At the same time, Egyptologist Ralph Trilipush finds himself in a slightly less spectacular position. He has staked everything on a scrap of hieroglyphic pornography. Halfway around the world, an Australian detective sets off on a globetrotting quest to find a murderer. Or two. Or three. These events, seemingly unrelated, are about to collide in a spectacular yet utterly unpredictable fashion.
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Reseñas de la Crítica
"Witty." (The New Yorker
"Vastly entertaining." (Publishers Weekly)
"Phillips proves himself once again to be a wildly creative storyteller." (Booklist)
What would have made The Egyptologist better?
The plot is very slow and dry and with the different voices you get lost very quickly, I had to start over many times becauses I had no idea what was going on.What was most disappointing about Arthur Phillips’s story?
The book is written in two major voices and this makes it hard to follow and you always feel you missed something as you move from one voice to the other.How did the narrator detract from the book?
Yes, the narrator was really detracting because there are many voices all reading different sections, the main reader is really boring.What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Disappointment, I was wanting so much more from this bookNot my favorite book
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Gee, I kinda liked it...
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A good listening choice
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Part of the difficulty with this book is that it's hard to like either of the two main narrators. One is an unbelievably pompous amateur scholar who seems to be blissfully oblivious to everything and everyone around him; the other is a hard boiled detective attempting to relive his glory days by writing long self-promotional missives to an unseen acquaintance on the other side of the world. While annoying at first, it is the author's attention to too much detail that adds humor to the story. From Professor Trilipush's exaggerated autobiography and over-analyzed conversations with the likes of Howard Carter, to Farrell's impressions of potential clients and projected feelings for the wrong woman (not to give too much away), it becomes apparent that the reader should not be sympathizing with the characters so much as ridiculing them even as they narrative their own stories.
One thing is certain, however. Those expecting a quick, fun, adventurous read will be sorely disappointed. The humor - and there's a lot of it - is more in the style of Dorothy Parker than Elizabeth Peters. The book is challenging, but if you're up to it, you'll find it rewarding in the end.
Dry as the desert ...
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Really annoying
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An intricately carved plot
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The others are right
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No bad, not great
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Clever concept but too long
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Plot Drags In A Few Spots
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