jo_in_bookland's review
4.0
This was a charming little book featuring 10 intriguing stories, puzzles and artwork. Very enjoyable!
discocrow's review
3.0
The Egyptian Jukebox is a mysterious artifact that belongs to a missing adventurer. His daughter has put it on display, and is allowing anyone who wishes to approach it and hear its stories. You can withdraw each of its drawers, hear the story associated with the artifacts and bit by bit reconstruct what is within to solve the mystery of just where the missing adventurer has gone.
Are you up to the puzzle?
Like many, I did not actually try to solve the puzzle when reading this book. Instead I just enjoyed the short stories housed within and the beautiful artistic nature of the book itself. The snippets were good and pleasantly eerie, as heavy on the magical realism as [a: Nick Bantock|28699|Nick Bantock|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1193528700p2/28699.jpg]'s previous effort [b: Griffin and Sabine|381102|Griffin and Sabine (Griffin & Sabine #1)|Nick Bantock|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1356716196l/381102._SX50_.jpg|981140]. The stories chill and enrapture, they are just enough to whet the appetite without going too far.
This is an odd little book, but one that I enjoyed. I'm happy I was able to find a copy to read it.
Are you up to the puzzle?
Like many, I did not actually try to solve the puzzle when reading this book. Instead I just enjoyed the short stories housed within and the beautiful artistic nature of the book itself. The snippets were good and pleasantly eerie, as heavy on the magical realism as [a: Nick Bantock|28699|Nick Bantock|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1193528700p2/28699.jpg]'s previous effort [b: Griffin and Sabine|381102|Griffin and Sabine (Griffin & Sabine #1)|Nick Bantock|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1356716196l/381102._SX50_.jpg|981140]. The stories chill and enrapture, they are just enough to whet the appetite without going too far.
This is an odd little book, but one that I enjoyed. I'm happy I was able to find a copy to read it.
pussreboots's review
5.0
Last year I did a post of "fun facts" about author Nick Bantock. Writing the review inspired me to read all of his books I hadn't yet read. One of those was The Egyptian Jukebox: A Conundrum.
The jukebox in question is a ten drawer puzzle found under mysterious circumstances. The author explains in a serious of one page stories his take on the drawers and how the search for clues affected his life. I think here "juke" refers to its wickedness, rather than it being a coin operated music box.
Did I solve the mystery? No. I tried some but I frankly don't have much patient for this pictorial mystery books. Since I was borrowing the book from the library I also felt rushed to return it.
I did however love looking at the different drawer photographs and seeing what they contained. I like his collage artwork even if I don't fully understand it.
The jukebox in question is a ten drawer puzzle found under mysterious circumstances. The author explains in a serious of one page stories his take on the drawers and how the search for clues affected his life. I think here "juke" refers to its wickedness, rather than it being a coin operated music box.
Did I solve the mystery? No. I tried some but I frankly don't have much patient for this pictorial mystery books. Since I was borrowing the book from the library I also felt rushed to return it.
I did however love looking at the different drawer photographs and seeing what they contained. I like his collage artwork even if I don't fully understand it.
jo_in_bookland's review against another edition
4.0
This was a charming little book featuring 10 intriguing stories, puzzles and artwork. Very enjoyable!
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