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Summary: Tedious................ ZZZZZZZZZZ
Review: "One mans junk is another mans treasure." The Eye of Horus is a perfect example of this very true saying. I personally thought this book was very very dull. The past was loaded down with way too many unnecesary details and the characters were dull and flat. The characters in the present were just plain boring! I didn't even finish the book because I wasn't willing to waste my time on a novel that had me dozing within the first 100+ pages. I am just very glad that this was a library loan and I didn't waste my money buying this book!
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Summary: awesome, totally awesome
Review: i couldn't put this book down. i read it in 2 days, also. a great read: entertaining, as well as educational. i highly recommend this book to all those who love: suspense, mystery, ancient egypt, and love.
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Summary: Wonderful look into the 18th Dynasty!!
Review: I just have to say I LOVE this book!! Aset and Tenre really grew on me as their relationship developed. Especially hearing all of things that happened at/after her death through Max and Kate. The present event were equally entralling. Then add in the accurate geneology and relationships through the 18th Dynasty...I was hooked! Thurston brought in all of the theories and "facts" that I prescribe to. She didn't leave anything out in her investigation and painting the most accurate picture possible.If you love the 18th, love ancient Egypt...pick this one up! I can't wait for her next novel!
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Summary: Wonderful look into the 18th Dynasty!!
Review: I just have to say I LOVE this book!! Aset and Tenre really grew on me as their relationship developed. Especially hearing all of things that happened at/after her death through Max and Kate. The present event were equally entralling. Then add in the accurate geneology and relationships through the 18th Dynasty...I was hooked! Thurston brought in all of the theories and "facts" that I prescribe to. She didn't leave anything out in her investigation and painting the most accurate picture possible. If you love the 18th, love ancient Egypt...pick this one up! I can't wait for her next novel!
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Summary: An interesting story beneath an overabundance of information
Review: Ms. Thurston successfully backs each point and counterpoint in The Eye of Horus with what only can be described as meticulous, accurate and thorough research and, for this effort, she deserves much praise. As woman who, like the author, has a passion for Ancient Eygpt, I am fascinated with the minute details of Egyptian medicine or the meaning of each penstroke in the formation of the hieroglyphic character known as "the eye of horus." Nevertheless, as a reader, I found Ms. Thurston's plot to be bogged down with details that might be better found in graduate level textbooks which focus on the Egyptian language, medical practices or religious ritual. Still, I have enjoyed this work of historical fiction. The two stories, one modern and one ancient, are quite interesting. The ancient Egyptian plot tells the story of a young woman, an outline scribe, by the name of Aset and her tutor, the physcian Tenre. Several thousand years later, the lives of another physician, Dr. Max Cavanaugh, and Kate McKinnion, an artist or a modern day outline scribe, intertwine through the discovery of the unusual burial of the mummy Tashat. As I read this novel, I started to feel that these two couples, Aset and Tenre and Max and Kate, though separated by thousands of years, may have more in common than meets the eye. I found The Eye of Horus to be a slow read, but, if you are willing to wade through the overabundance of detailed information, you may well find a creative and imaginative story that is worth the effort.
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Summary: an amazing read
Review: One of the best books I've read in a VERY long time (and I read a lot). Interesting plot (and sub plot).
Compelling characters.
Informative and educational. Absolutely awesome.
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Summary: page turner...
Review: that said (see above title), the detail that is so obvious in some of the author's 'past' characters in this book is necessary, since they are purely fictional, and mixed in with real, notable and fairly well known ancient egyptians, they need full characterization in order to 'blend' fully into that rich environment. since all of the current characters are fictitious, the same is not true or necessary... how many readers noticed the mixing of 1st person for the past and 3rd person (omniscient) for the present settings in this book? incredibly difficult to pull that off, and not done in very many novels successfully, and certainly not on a first effort, as this one is, i might add. this is a two-day read, and it saddens me that no novels have followed this one. probably lack of sales, and that might be due to genre readers that have forgotten how dry some other notable authors 1st efforts in period pieces such as egyptian-detective style novels were/are - hey, some comparisons NEED to be noted here, as this is ms. thurston's first effort. you write what you (hopefully) know, and c. thurston has my full attention on her knowledge of, and prose on this subject! it's brought home with a flourish, but a bit of an untidy (rushed) finish, as we are left wanting to know a few details - believe it or not - at the end of the story. might be a fitting trilogy for her to finish here - imho. really hope she gets back to it. ;-)
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Summary: I read this book in two sittings.
Review: This book is written with alternating sections set in ancient Egypt and the present. It's very hard to keep track of the Egyptian characters because you don't constantly read about them and they call each other by nicknames. (Too much work.) Also, it's pretty hard to care about the female character in the past when it's obvious by her mummy in the present that she dies a gruesome death--you know this by page 75 or so! So immediately you distance yourself from her because you know she's going to be killed. (Too much work.) It also bothered me that the author decided Nefertiti was a horrible person. I eventually gave up and just read the "present" chapters about the medical illustrator and the doctor... and was still frustrated, because they missed a lot of obvious things. The only interesting part was the actual archaeological practices. If you like Lynda S. Robinson and Laura Haney, stick with them and give this a miss.
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Summary: Tedious................ ZZZZZZZZZZ
Review: This book truly has something for everyone's tastes. Whether you like romance stories, mysteries, or whatever else. Carol Thurston does a wonderful job at tying in all the forensics needed to make the story work, without laying them down too heavily. This book also paints a wonderful piture as to what life in ancient Egypt was like. IF you are just looking for a smooth, exciting, read, or you like ancient Egypt like I do, then this I definitely recommend this book to you!
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Summary: An ancient and modern quest of love and truth...
Review: This story is an excellent introduction into the realm of ancient Egyptian historical novels by author Carol Thurston. Spanning thirty-three centuries, she captures the lives of one ancient and one modern couple... now linked together in mystery, suspense, respect and love. The contemporary pair of medical illustrator Kate McKinnon and radiologist Max Cavanaugh use the technology and wizardry of new age medicine to unravel the hidden secrets of the mummy of the Lady Tashat (historically accurate), who was tortured and inexplicably wrapped with a man's head between her legs. These are the remains of the young woman Aset and her mentor and lover Tenre. The balance between modernity and antiquity is a difficult one, but one that this story handles with seamless ease. Besides all being attached to the field of medicine, these two couples also share a common bond on another plane... both men are considerably older than their female counterparts. To this end, with respect and ingenuity, Ms. Thurston shows us that the magical bonds of love are much greater than the ravages of any physical span of time. I recommend this book to everyone, and hope to see many more from this author.
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