Title: Surprisingly...Disappointed
Product review: Frustrated by the erroneous historical facts - I would have appreciated a disclaimer in the preface - especially in light of the authors expertise in the field of Egyptology. And in light of the author's expertise, was disappointed by the amazing lack of detail in describing the scenes,time period, and customs of the people this book was supposed to be about. I generally approach reading historical fiction or a story set in another country with the expectation of getting some of the flavor of the culture and/or time period where the book takes place and this book did none of that. Furthermore, the characters seemed very 20th century in their sensibilities and shallow in their development - we were allowed to get into Ramses's head only to find there wasn't much going on. Was given the very negaitve impression that there wasn't much thought about the book going on in the author's head either.
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