Elizabeth Peters's books about Egyptologist Amelia Peabody are like longer, more literate versions of those letters some relatives send to keep pe...
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Mar 02, 2009
Amanda
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Jul 21, 2011
Basicallyrun
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Probably I shouldn't have started with #9 of the Amelia Peabody mysteries, but it was the only one my library had, and I'd heard such good things. But while I did spend the first few pages figuring out who was related to whom, after that I felt like I'd known the characters since forever. Potentially the few brief sentences that explained, say, David's adoption into the family might've been boring to someone who'd been reading since book 1, but they were hardly epic info-dumps. I liked the handy
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Dec 13, 2010
Jeri
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Ninth in the popular series, SEEING A LARGE CAT has Amelia Peabody (and party) searching for a lost tomb, investigating a murder, and coming to the aid of an old friend. Just about normal for this set of mystery minded Egyptologists. Since I love just about anything by this author, what can I say? It's by Elizabeth Peters, which means it's wonderful. It's in the Amelia Peabody series, which means it's wonderful. But what makes it unique? In a word, Ramses.
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Mar 24, 2010
Anne Hawn
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This book begins with Ramses, David and Nefret more as young adults than mid teens which they really are. In Egypt, they mature early and in this book, they begin to take a more active role.
The mystery centers around a mummified woman who turns out to be a contemporary corpse even though she is mummified. Emerson finds the body and the authorities don't seem to pay too much attention to it, leaving the mystery to them. There are 2 men who are possibly the murders and the reader is More...
The mystery centers around a mummified woman who turns out to be a contemporary corpse even though she is mummified. Emerson finds the body and the authorities don't seem to pay too much attention to it, leaving the mystery to them. There are 2 men who are possibly the murders and the reader is More...
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Nov 04, 2010
April
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Yet, another enjoyable romp with the Emerson's. I wondered if I would be able to continue to enjoy these stories with this one being book #9 in the series, and found I was just as involved as with the first in the series.
It was like coming home to a familiar place, I just settled in with the characters that I knew and watched it all unfold.
Yes, there is ANOTHER dead body, but the children are older and more involved with the case. There also was an interesting addition More...
It was like coming home to a familiar place, I just settled in with the characters that I knew and watched it all unfold.
Yes, there is ANOTHER dead body, but the children are older and more involved with the case. There also was an interesting addition More...
Jun 01, 2010
Kaye
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This continues the stories of Amelia Peabody and Emerson. The mystery is pretty basic. A discovered mummy has actually only been dead for a few years. There seems to be only two real suspects. A side story of a fake medium is also thrown in. Almost too much archeological detail. But the real fun of the story is the relationships of friends and family. Ramses and Nefret are now young adults and the introduction of "manuscript H" lets you see some conversations from their viewpoi
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Nov 21, 2010
Jamie
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"For the ancient Egyptians, to dream of a large cat meant good luck."
Another very entertaining archeological adventure in Egypt with Emerson and Peabody, now (in 1903) accompanied by an entourage of lively teenagers. I've enjoyed all of these books, but I think this is one of my favorites so far.
Until now the books have been written entirely in first person from Amelia Peabody's point of view, but this time the author includes a few scenes written in third perso More...
Another very entertaining archeological adventure in Egypt with Emerson and Peabody, now (in 1903) accompanied by an entourage of lively teenagers. I've enjoyed all of these books, but I think this is one of my favorites so far.
Until now the books have been written entirely in first person from Amelia Peabody's point of view, but this time the author includes a few scenes written in third perso More...
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Mar 19, 2010
Jenifer
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Number 9. Wow. I can't believe that Ms. Peters can hold my interest for so long. I am just not a "serial" type of person. But here, she introduces "Manuscript H". Which details the clandestine activities of the increasingly independent and interesting teenagers. While we continue to be fascinated with Amelia and Emerson and the rest of the distinguished cast, the vibrant characters of Ramses, Neferett, and David appropriately begin to move to the front of the action. And aren
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Dec 08, 2009
Megan
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Book 9 in the Amelia Peabody Mysteries. I listened to this book on audio cassette while on vacation back in Middle School. I had not read any of the other books in the series, but I found that I was not lost, everything was explained well, and I remember being dragged into the story wanting to who what would happen and "who done it." I don't remember any of the specifics, so I would probably need to re-read it, or parts of it sometime to refresh my memory. But, it made me want to r
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Sep 25, 2010
Ann
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During the 1903 season in Egypt, someone seems to want to direct Emerson and Amelia to excavate a hidden, unrecorded tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Of course, Amelia's nose for mysteries is already quivering. Why is someone trying to direct them to tomb 20-a? Whose tomb is it? Who is it that is trying to get them to excavate that particular tomb and why?
Naturally, Emerson dismisses Amelia's intuition...until they uncover a previously unknown tomb...where they find a recently deceas More...
Naturally, Emerson dismisses Amelia's intuition...until they uncover a previously unknown tomb...where they find a recently deceas More...
Aug 14, 2011
inished this over the weekend - I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. I'd never read one of the Amelia Peabody series (this is the 9th in the series) & was a little hesitant about the timeframe (it's set in 1903) & the locale (Egypt). Amelia's entire family take part in solving the murder of an acquaintance's ex-wife who is found as a not-so-ancient mummy in an ancient tomb. Very engaging with intelligent characters - I would read another in the series, especially if more of Amelia's per
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Aug 13, 2011
Bridget
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This is the ninth Amelia Peabody mystery, set in 1903-04, about 4 years after the last book, The Hippopotamus Pool. Ramses is now about 16 or 17 and he and David have just returned from a summer spent with a sheik in the desert. The summer in the desert, plus a gap of a few years between this and the last book, plus the introduction of Manuscript H from Ramses point of view, provide a neat transition from boy to young man for Ramses. This transition is strengthened over the course of this boo
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Dec 27, 2011
Angela
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Mar 20, 2011
Lady
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Amelia seems to find trouble every year, and I wouldn't have it any other way! I love the zany adventures, the wild rides, the romance and even the guano and dust from the excavations, yes, I love the world that Elizabeth Peters has created! This volume is a particular favorite of mine.
The Emersons retrun to Eygpt with an extended family this time around. The addition is in the form of Ramses blood-brother David (Abdullah's grandson and former forger extraordinaire). The two boys hav More...
The Emersons retrun to Eygpt with an extended family this time around. The addition is in the form of Ramses blood-brother David (Abdullah's grandson and former forger extraordinaire). The two boys hav More...
Dec 24, 2010
Rach
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This particular Amelia Peabody book is distinct from all the others so far because it serves as an important transition in the series, both with the characters and with the narration.
Speaking of the later, all previous Peabody mysteries have been told exclusively from the perspective of Amelia, as if we are getting a glimpse of her journals, perhaps edited down. For the first time, we get to see some of what is going on when Amelia isn't there, adventures told from Ramses' perspectiv More...
Speaking of the later, all previous Peabody mysteries have been told exclusively from the perspective of Amelia, as if we are getting a glimpse of her journals, perhaps edited down. For the first time, we get to see some of what is going on when Amelia isn't there, adventures told from Ramses' perspectiv More...
Nov 16, 2007
Sarah
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Seeing a Large Cat marks a change in the narrative style of the Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters. Starting with this volume the mysteries balloon from two hundred fifty pages to almost five hundred pages. The main source of these extra pages is the "manuscript H" which is apparently written by Walter "Ramses" Emerson.
Over the course of the second half of the series (where Ramses, Nefret and David are adults), the writing style of "manuscript H" More...
Over the course of the second half of the series (where Ramses, Nefret and David are adults), the writing style of "manuscript H" More...
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Jun 25, 2007
Writerlibrarian
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Started to read this during my NY visit. I started it after visiting the Met. We find Amelia Peabody Emerson with her "tribe" : husband Radcliffe aka Emerson (whom I've cast with Michael Shanks' face for a number of years now), her son, Ramses who's a young man now, David, Ramses' best friend, Abdullah's grand son from the Hippopotamus pool that Evelyn and Walter took in, Nefret, Amelia adoptive daughter who ends the trio of young characters that from this book forward will drive more
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Jun 14, 2009
Amykate
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back on form!
This is the first book where Walter can be considered a "grown up" and as such he is suddenly a much more interesting character, the relationship with his mother changes (for the better) and his sense of humor is allowed to shine.
Plot? Oh who cares! The narrative, the characters, the parasols are enough, you don't NEED a plot, it's just enjoyable to be in these character's company. Needless to say, the plot is the usual mix of bad eggs and the usual More...
This is the first book where Walter can be considered a "grown up" and as such he is suddenly a much more interesting character, the relationship with his mother changes (for the better) and his sense of humor is allowed to shine.
Plot? Oh who cares! The narrative, the characters, the parasols are enough, you don't NEED a plot, it's just enjoyable to be in these character's company. Needless to say, the plot is the usual mix of bad eggs and the usual More...
Feb 13, 2008
Sarah
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this was my first foray into books on CD from my local library and they didn't have many that caught my eye...i had never heard of this series and didn't realize this was the ninth book of the emerson clan's adventures, but i like mysteries and strong female characters so i figured i'd give it a try. i freely admit it was my mistake to pick this one not noticing the "unabridged" designation :). i started out hating it because it wasn't quite what i expected (from the voice and the earl
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Aug 18, 2010
Kathy
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I can't quite decide whether I enjoy and appreciate Peabody or whether I've started something I intend to finish. This one involves a friend obsessed with an ancient - and phony - princess, a mummified corpse that is too modern to be anything but a recent murder, and the usual shenanigans of the Emersons and their cortege. Rameses is now a teen and considerably more tolerable, with his step-siblings Nefret and David cohorts in his unlikely adventures.
Feb 06, 2009
Caroline
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Another entertaining Amelia Peabody Mystery, and luckily I didn't lose too much by accidentally skipping the previous two in the series and jumping straight into this.
The most entertaining part of this novel was Ramses as an adult for me, he was a bit annoying as a child (still fun, but annoying), so it was nice to see him as a functioning adult and not some sassy-mounted child instead. I enjoyed the Manuscript H inserts that were told from his perspective, I felt they were a nice br More...
The most entertaining part of this novel was Ramses as an adult for me, he was a bit annoying as a child (still fun, but annoying), so it was nice to see him as a functioning adult and not some sassy-mounted child instead. I enjoyed the Manuscript H inserts that were told from his perspective, I felt they were a nice br More...
Nov 28, 2010
Deanna
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Now we've begun the portion of this series I really love. All of these people are strong-minded, highly intelligent, and principled -- and this gets them into serious amounts of trouble with each other and the world at large. There are some wonderfully funny bits -- indeed, Ms. Peters' sense of humor just gets more dry and witty with each successive story. Recommended for everyone over the age of 12 (younger children might be confused by the vocabulary, which is very Edwardian).
Dec 11, 2008
Sarah
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This is one of my favorite Peabody stories, as it introduces the voice of Ramses, an entertaining entity in his own right. In her previous books, Ramses is inscrutable to the extreme - at least to his mother; his narration here proves he's human after all. Plus, there's nothing better than turn-of-the-twentieth-century Egyptology to invoke glamorous adventure. (Your opinion may differ, but you're wrong. ;p )
Sep 28, 2010
Jimmy
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This must be the 9th in the Amelia Peabody series. It is one of the better books in the series because the two chidlren, Ramseys and Nefret, are growing up and are becoming not so young adults. Ramseys has changed from a very talkative boy to a more restrained young adult and Nefret is starting to learn to become a doctor. It is also the first of the books that has parts (excerpts from "manuscript h") that is told from the viewpoint of Ramseys instead of Amelia. It was a fun read.
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Sep 19, 2010
Kathy
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Amelia Peabody, 9
Self-important busybody that she is, Amelia is so refreshing for her 1903 time period. It's been three years since our last encounter with the Emersons and David and Ramses have experienced quite a bit...quite.
This time, Peabody & co solve an 8-year-old disappearance, thwart the spoiled rich girl, and confront the medium threatening old friends.
Self-important busybody that she is, Amelia is so refreshing for her 1903 time period. It's been three years since our last encounter with the Emersons and David and Ramses have experienced quite a bit...quite.
This time, Peabody & co solve an 8-year-old disappearance, thwart the spoiled rich girl, and confront the medium threatening old friends.
Dec 04, 2009
Lindsay
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This book of the series is the first one to present "Manuscript H" -- a manuscript that fills in some blanks that Amelia Peabody is missing. It is a ton of fun. That said, this particular novel in the Amelia Peabody series lacked some of the focus that the other novels have, and I enjoyed it but wondered that it couldn't have been tightened up at times.
Oct 05, 2011
Joe
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Very Good; Continuing character: Amelia Peabody; the Egyptologists discover a mummy, but this time it’s a fairly recent one and the hunt is on for the murderer, while also dealing with other subplots; this is from middle of series, probably need to start from beginning to better understand some of the backstories/references
Jul 04, 2009
Josephine
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This is the ninth book in the series and the best one since #6! The “editor” who is actually the narrator has included journal excerpts from other characters to round out the story and provide insight into the younger Emersons. If I weren’t already in love with Ramses, I would have been after this book!
Sep 04, 2011
Brittney
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Love this series. Fun, entertaining, light, and always a mystery with a touch of romance. Listened to this one on audio while I tried to exercise. Kept my mind occupied during one of my least favorite activities. Highly recommended, even if you enjoy working out.
Feb 06, 2011
Janice
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Got bored waiting for my Sir John Fielding books to come, so I read another Amelia Peabody. I must admit that she had me fooled in this one--I did think Scudder was Sethos (see I think like Emerson!) until he wound up dead. I am not sure I like where the language is going (the swearing seems to pick up as the kids get older). But I love a good mystery and Peters does a great job.
