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70th out of 99 books
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108 voters
Reluctant God
"Service smoothly weaves fantasy with historical information, heightening the effect with an exciting plot."
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Lorna Padgett, an archeologist's daughter, has inherited her father's love for ancient Egypt. Ameni lived over four thousand years ago. The son of a Pharoah, he loved adventure but had no idea what destiny the gods were holding for him. These two should never...more
BOOKLIST
Lorna Padgett, an archeologist's daughter, has inherited her father's love for ancient Egypt. Ameni lived over four thousand years ago. The son of a Pharoah, he loved adventure but had no idea what destiny the gods were holding for him. These two should never...more
Mass Market Paperback, 192 pages
Published
December 30th 1989
by Fawcett
(first published 1988)
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I won't even tell you how much I loved this book as teen or how much I crushed on Ameni. Okay, you want a slightly unconventional teen romance? Try reading the story of a newly awakened Egyptian prince/god/mummy and the archaeologists daughter who befriends him.
I picked this up from a library book sale and I think it holds together fairly well as a story although I won't try to tell you it's deeply meaningful stuff, but it doesn't have pretend at it. Actually, the story does bring up some inter...more
I picked this up from a library book sale and I think it holds together fairly well as a story although I won't try to tell you it's deeply meaningful stuff, but it doesn't have pretend at it. Actually, the story does bring up some inter...more
This book is like a version of The Mummy for younger audiences. It's not scary like an R.L Stine book, more of a adventure type book. I wished it was longer just so that you could see more of Lorna teaching Ameni, his reactions to things, Lorna's history, and an epilogue would have been cool. But I'm not saying that the novel was incomplete. I didn't notice anything in the novel where there needed to be more information for me to understand what was going on. The only real critique I have for th...more
I read this book very young and it is that book that I read that got me into reading. The friendship between Lorna and Ameni is such a meaningful friendship and the lessons I took from it were always endearing. As a kid, I had a love for Egyptology which this book only exacerbated. I was able to learn a lot while developing my first real crush for a character.
I can't give a full, objective review because I read this many years ago and my view is a little tainted by nostalgia. The writing is very...more
I can't give a full, objective review because I read this many years ago and my view is a little tainted by nostalgia. The writing is very...more
It was good, but it felt incomplete. I much preferred the chapters about Ameni in Egypt--and even his first forays into the modern world--to the final third of the book. The end felt rushed, and I really wanted a concluding chapter (or even a sequel) to explain what happens next. Great to start, but definitely a disappointing end.
This book was really good but hard to follow at moments because it was talking about like ancient egypt and stuff but it was kind of cool at the same time i guess! well I didn't pick to read this book because our teacher made us read it as a class but i would definitely recommend it!!
Read this 1st when I was in grade school and I still love and consider it one of my favorite books of all-time. It may be an easy kid read but it says a lot about a book if 15 years later you still own and and still love it!
Dec 27, 2010
C.D. Leavitt
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fantasy,
young-adults
The book is flawed in a lot of ways, but pure unadulterated love (mine, towards the book) earns it five stars as far as I'm concerned. It's not perfect, but it's such a wonderful read it's easy to ignore any flaws.
Excellent novel that is not only fantasy but also historical fiction and a great mystery. Anyone who is studying ancient Egypt will really enjoy this young author novel.
I loved this book when I was in middle school. I read it several times in the library but ,sadly, I haven't been able to find it since.
it's an interesting book. the ancient egypt merged with modern england. two different people colliding to help one another. nice book.
I enjoyed the interplay between modern and Ancient times. I also enjoyed watching the two protagonists learn from each other.
I just found an essay I wrote about this book in fifth grade....so cute....except for the 5 paragraph essay format.
it was a really witty and good book1it was well written too!
Oct 18, 2011
Noelle
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommended to Noelle by:
my teacher
Shelves:
read-in-2011
it was pretty good not my favorite.
eehh had to read this in core!
i actually enjoyed this book. since no one i know has read it, i liked being able to read without a clue of what was going to happen next. i found myself staying up late turning the pages wanting more and more. i was sad when the story ended, but happy with the conclusion. i wish i could read more, but i like to make up my own story for what happens to the characters when all the pages have been turned.
Ah. I love this book. When an Egyptian prince is awoken by a modern teen, they must find a sacred object to save what the prince holds dear. If you like Egypt, if you like just a dash of romance, if you like a book that makes you happy and sad at the same time, this is for you. A great read!
This book is flawed and I love it with every fiber of my being anyway.
May 13, 2013
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Born in Berkeley, California, Pamela F. Service grew up loving to hear, read, and tell stories - particularly about weird stuff. Pamela earned a BA in Political Science from UC Berkeley followed by an MA in history and archaeology from the University of London.
She spent many years living in Bloomington, Indiana, writing, serving on the city council, and being curator of a history museum. She has...more
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She spent many years living in Bloomington, Indiana, writing, serving on the city council, and being curator of a history museum. She has...more
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