Tomb of the Golden Bird (Amelia Peabody 18)
by Elizabeth Peters
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Read in September, 2007
Tomb of the Golden Bird piqued my interest more than any of the recent Amelia Peabody books have because it takes place during the first season after the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb. It's a time in history that I've done a fair amount of personal research so I'm familiar with the events and the people involved. When the scenes in this novel focused on Carter, Carnarvon and the tomb, I was riveted. Elizabeth Peters (Barbara Mertz) is an Egyptologist by trade when she's not writing mystery nov...more
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Read in June, 2007
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I bought "Tomb of the Golden Bird" thinking it was a kind of Indiana Jones spinoff. Elizabeth Peters has created a series of novels developed around a reoccurring cast of characters. I'm not sure where "Tomb of the Golden Bird" fits in the series, but there are enough characters wandering in/out of the chapters that Ms. Peters felt it necessary (and she was correct) to include a "List of Characters" at the beginning of the book.
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Read in January, 2008
Possibly the last Amelia Peabody book, the tomb of the Golden Bird covers THE event in early 20th century Egyptology--the discovery of King Tut's tomb by Carter and Carnarvon. It's impossible to write the Emersons into this too closely, but Peters does a good job of mixing the Tut storyline--which really starts in The Serpent on the Crown--in with the mystery. The Tomb of the Golden Bird is much more intrigue than it is Egyptology though--which is understandable. It doesn't cover the curse, wh...more
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Read in February, 2008
Elizabeth Peters can write a really great book, and then sometimes you get what feels like a "filler." She's got to write something to keep you interested in the Emerson family, so that you'll really get into the next book, which is great. The Tomb of the Golden Bird felt like a filler book in the Emerson saga to me...we learned nothing of importance, we met no great adversary, and it actually seems like this was meant to be the wrap-up. I would've hoped for something slightly more ...more
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Read this as an audiobook at work, and as always I very much enjoyed Peters' characters and her keen understanding of the setting. Archaeology mysteries with fun, intelligent, and interesting female characters who all have plenty of their own flaws and problems? Brilliant, even though mystery novels aren't my usual cup of tea.
My one complaint in this book is that the denouement of the major plotline seems to creep up and then never feel totally resolved. Still, the rest of the book...more
My one complaint in this book is that the denouement of the major plotline seems to creep up and then never feel totally resolved. Still, the rest of the book...more
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Read in July, 2008
I found this book for $2 in the bargain bin at Barnes & Noble ... and I feel ripped off.
Since I'm looking for historical fiction about early civilizations (Aztec is amazing, and I'm anxious to read the Ramses series, assuming it's any good), I broke my own 50-page rule... If I don't like a book after 50 pages, I stop and find something else to read.
I kept trying, got to about Page 55, and gave up. I guess I'm just not a big Amelia Peabody Mystery series fan.
Since I'm looking for historical fiction about early civilizations (Aztec is amazing, and I'm anxious to read the Ramses series, assuming it's any good), I broke my own 50-page rule... If I don't like a book after 50 pages, I stop and find something else to read.
I kept trying, got to about Page 55, and gave up. I guess I'm just not a big Amelia Peabody Mystery series fan.
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Read in May, 2007
This is the latest in a mystery series about a family of Egyptologists set in the late 19th/early 20th century - a time period that I always enjoy reading about. Although I find each plot (usually a murder mystery) interesting, it is really the characters and the world they live in that make these books so wonderful. I have enjoyed every novel in the series so far (and there have been many!) and I'm looking forward to reading the next one.
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Read in July, 2008
Just as the extent of one mystery is being realized, all of a sudden, another pops up! All are solved in the inestimable style of Amelia Peabody Emerson and her highly unusual family. The setting is the backdrop of a fantastic archaelogical find with which most of us are familiar. Elizabeth Peters has blended the historical facts into her ongoing fictional series. Wonderful!
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Read in March, 2008
The mood struck for a fictional account of Egyptology, so I got what I sought. Not too sure I got much more, but it was indeed cool to put myself in Luxor around the time of Tut's discovery. I wish the account had lingered more on the actual find and less on the Emerson's grandchildren, but I suppose it felt that way because I had popped into a late entry the book series.
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I really hope this isn't the last of the Peabody books, as I for one am not satisfied with her ending with the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. There's so much more interesting to be had and experienced, at least on the Emerson's part. In any event, I really did enjoy it and it was truly a great story to end the series (if it is in fact the end).
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Read in October, 2007
If you see a book recorded by Barbara Rosenblatt, grab it. She is one of the best storytellers I have ever heard. Her voices are just INCREDIBLE, they really sound like different characters. Her Emerson is so good, you could swear there is a different actor doing that voice!
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I love the Amelia Peabody series. Amelia is a fisty woman who did but at the same time did not worry about social convention. The relationship she has with her husband is amusing. Elizabeth Peters was a archeologist before being an author.She knows what she is writing about.
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Read in May, 2008
re-read May 2008: B
There was so much more potential for the last installment of the series, nevertheless, the interaction between the family member was well-drawn and the book delivers a satisfying closure to the Amelia Peabody saga.
There was so much more potential for the last installment of the series, nevertheless, the interaction between the family member was well-drawn and the book delivers a satisfying closure to the Amelia Peabody saga.
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Read in May, 2007
recommends it for:
Women, Mystery Lovers, Egypt Lovers
I'm sad that this is the most recent book. It means I have to wait now to find out "what happens next" The twins are getting more fun and exciting in every book. However, I'm quite sad that such a good man turned so sour. :-(
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Read in November, 2006
This book didn't do quite as good a job keeping my attention as the others in the series. Still, I was rewarded for my perseverance by the end. If you haven't read any of the series, don't start here.
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#18 for Amelia....and the last? MPM evidently always wanted to take Amelia through the finding of Tutankhamun and now may be working on a Vicky Bliss instead. We shall see.
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Eliazabeth Peters is always a fun read. I love her characters, and the archeologists-in-egypt setting. The series is long, and I would recommend starting at the beginning.
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Read in July, 2008
I think I need to read the series from the beginning..some of this was hard to follow and the author didn't give enough background (because its a series most likely).
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Read in July, 2007
recommends it for:
everyone
The last book in the series, will it be THE last??? I hope not. As always, enjoyable. I even got to use my King Tut book to look at items the book mentioned!
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Read in September, 2006
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everyone, mystery series fans
I've followed Amelia Peabody since "Crocodile on the Sandbank" and each book is great. This is a series that definitely needs to be read from the first one.
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