Seeing a Large Cat

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Summary: Excellent reading
Review: I have read quite a few of the Amelia Peabody mysteries, and I have enjoyed them thoroughly. But this book is the best by far. I am so glad that the book focused more on the young people Nefret, Ramses, and David than just the adults. I hope this trend will continue in later books.

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Summary: Seeing a Large Cat is a must-read for Ramses fans
Review: I highly recommend Seeing a Large Cat. In fact, I thought this was one of Elizabeth Peters' best books. Not only is Ramses emerging as a tall, dark and handsome hero, but the reader also gets to see Amelia in a different light through journal entries written (presumably) by Ramses. In fact, this technique gives all of the characters more depth. The plot is pretty good and Peters' writing is as humorous as ever. This novel is definitely a 10

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Summary: Not quite up to par.
Review: I love the Amelia Peabody novels by Ms Peters. I hope she writes at least 20 more Peabody novels. BUT this one wasn't quite as charming or quite as funny as the previous novels. Everyone seems to blame Nefret but I think she is o.k. I think Ramses needs to be a bit more like his younger self, more outspoken and outrageous. And Amelia needs to get back more of the old spunk. Anyway, I still enjoyed this and will continue to read this series, just didn't enjoy it as much as the earlier novels. And I still hope that one day when I'm visiting Frederick I will have the pleasure of meeting the author.

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Summary: Her Best One Yet.
Review: I love the way Peters shows us what Ramses,Nefret & David are thinking. They have turned into truly wonderful characters. In all of her books the characters seem to take on a life of their own. I was not too sure that Ramses would ever make it to young adulthood. The triangle should develop interestingly. I was sorry to read about Bastet. But this is one of the things that make her books believable. Animals don't live forever and this own doesn't either. Her plot is filled with the usual twists and turns. It makes me want to visit egypt just to see the sites she describes. I can't wait for the next book. Will she spin them off into their own books. I would like to see Walter and Emily's kids more involved, with an aunt like Amelia and a cousin like Ramses they can't be too ordinary. Wouldn't it be nice if David fell for Emily's daughter Amelia.

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Summary: What a wonderful find
Review: i really liked Seeing a Large Cat... because Ramses got growed up!! This is really cool, because in all the previous books u kinda grow up with Ramses and your there with all his little mishaps and such and then, WHAM, he's a grown man... with a mustache. im like Amelia; hate facial hair on my men. but eventually he got rid of it, thank god. Nefret teases just a little about the mustache...and how much Ramses and David have grown up!!!
This novel introduces the infamous Manucript H, which i personally come to love and cherish. this and the next 3 are really abnout Ramses and him growing up and maturing. Of course Amelia, i think, is having problems letting her son grow and become a man. (Though she wouldn't admit to that maternal feeling)
Of course there is enough mystery and stuff to keep u interested. Though at times its a little long-winded and that gets tiresome.

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Summary: begining of a series of 4!
Review: i really liked Seeing a Large Cat... because Ramses got growed up!! This is really cool, because in all the previous books u kinda grow up with Ramses and your there with all his little mishaps and such and then, WHAM, he's a grown man... with a mustache. im like Amelia; hate facial hair on my men. but eventually he got rid of it, thank god. Nefret teases just a little about the mustache...and how much Ramses and David have grown up!!!
This novel introduces the infamous Manucript H, which i personally come to love and cherish. this and the next 3 are really abnout Ramses and him growing up and maturing. Of course Amelia, i think, is having problems letting her son grow and become a man. (Though she wouldn't admit to that maternal feeling)
Of course there is enough mystery and stuff to keep u interested. Though at times its a little long-winded and that gets tiresome.

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Summary: Thank You
Review: I started this series when I was eleven years old and the past three years I have read almost all of Ms. Peters/Michaels books. She is a wonderful author and all her books are filled with mystery and suspense, though her best work is in the Amelia Peabody series. The first book I read of Ms. Peters was Crocodile on the Sandbank and since then I have been hooked on reading. Thank You Ms. Peters for showing me that reading is totally cool.=o)

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Summary: Seeing a Large Cat
Review: I think this book is by far the best Amelia Peabody Mystery.Nefret,Ramses,and David add real charachter to the book.It is nice that the Author focuses somewhat on their adventure.I especially like Nefret.She is one of my favorite characters. She is one of the best characters in the book. I would definetly recommend this book to anyone looking for a good mystery.I am going to continue reading all of the Amelia Peabody Mysteries and I hope that there are a lot more on the way.

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Summary: A Great Campfire or Beach Read
Review: I took Seeing a Large Cat along on a week long camping adventure with my Cub Scout son and his pack. Each night I dragged my rain soaked copy into the cot in my Army tent and lost myself, via flashlight, in the Emerson family's adventures. By introducing the intriguing device of the H Manuscript Ms. Peters allows us to see what is going on in the minds of Ramses, Nefret, and David while keeping this knowledge from Amelia, who sometimes credits herself with more insight than she should. We see too that Ramses is not as self-contained and unflappable as he seems, and that he is outright helpless when it comes to his affection for Nefret. Although the pool of suspects is quite small in this book, Ms. Peters does succeed in a surprising plot twist. In addition, she has introduced a new and interesting character in Mrs. Whitney-Jones. The characters' occasional references to the casual racism and (mistaken) assumption of superiority in the Western community in Egypt serve as useful reminders of the pain of such thinking, especially when we see the treatment of David, a kind and gifted youth, as literally not worthy of notice.

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Summary: Very disappointing
Review: I'm just too disappointed in this book. Ramses has been my favorite character since he appeared, but in this book he does not remain true to his character development of the previous novels. Nefret is too shallow. I can't understand what Ramses would see in her. She is really no different than Dolly except for the clothing. I was hoping that Ramses would find someone more like Amelia (which Nefret is DEFINITELY NOT!). The character of Nefret takes something AWAY from these novels that used to make them fun and exciting. I'd say get rid of her altogether. It was a struggle to make it through this book because I kept getting DISGUSTED with Nefret and putting it down. She's just a shallow, weak and irritating character.