mazza57's review against another edition
3.0
This is a really readable series so well narrated on Audio
racheljoy7's review against another edition
5.0
Always a pleasure to listen to Amelia Peabody's thoughts and ramblings!
cmmilewski's review against another edition
4.0
Love these mysteries for the whit and strong female presence
kisaly's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. Who needs a plot when you have hilarious characters?
sjgochenour's review against another edition
5.0
I enjoyed the reread; Peabody and Emerson are two of my favorite fictional characters. That being said, Peters was writing her idea of a progressive Victorian couple — which is to say, bearing a whole host of condescending and colonialist attitudes toward Egypt and Egyptians. It’s hard to say what’s supposed to be portraying the 19th century and what’s an artefact of the 1980s.
readwithchey's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely hilarious. The audiobooks are the way to go for this series- the narrator is wonderful and you get so much more emotion/inflection that really lends itself to the characters. Cannot wait to listen to more!
k_lee_reads_it's review against another edition
3.0
Amelia Peabody Emerson is an archeologist and detective. She is a hoot to boot.
alexacj's review against another edition
5.0
The second book in this series proved to be just as fun of an Egyptian-themed adventure-mystery, but what I really loved about this one was the relationship between Amelia and Emerson. They might just be the blueprint for the perfect marriage? Loving and loyal, but also both completely willing to omit information/play loose with the truth in order to win one over the other; competitive almost doesn't cut it, and it was funny to watch them each try to solve the mystery and prove their intellectual superiority over the other. But of course they both respect and love each other dearly, so even these marital shenanigans were easily forgivable (and a delight to read). Amelia continues to provide the most amusing first-person narration I've ever encountered in a book. Overall: VERY good.
cheryl6of8's review against another edition
4.0
I have written at least two reviews of this book, but they have vanished into internet land and will likely never be seen again. This is my latest attempt.
First, this is a fun series with fun characters and decent mysteries. I was given a handful from the series by a friend cleaning out her shelves years ago and I read them in no particular order and enjoyed them. I have traded them with a couple other friends who also enjoyed them. The Egyptology angle is different and makes these books unique in many ways, although when you have a bad memory for details in mysteries, "they were excavating an Egyptian tomb and somethine weird happened" will not be a distinguishing feature for the series.
I picked up the audiobook version when I was in need of something for a weekend road trip to Rhode Island -- I could not tell from the synopsis if I had already read this book, for the reasons stated above. But it had been awhile since I last hung out with Peabody and Emerson and I thought it would be fun. It was very nice and I quickly realized that I had read it but did not recall whodunit, so it was no strain to ear-read it again. I loved the reader on this book, Susan O'Malley, and will actually keep an eye out for more of her audiobook work because it was that good. I never truly appreciated the purple prose and overly Victorian tone of all the writing until I heard it read aloud. I gained a new concept of Peabody and Emerson and Ramses and all the rest from hearing the book and not merely reading it on the page. And I enjoyed the mystery again.
First, this is a fun series with fun characters and decent mysteries. I was given a handful from the series by a friend cleaning out her shelves years ago and I read them in no particular order and enjoyed them. I have traded them with a couple other friends who also enjoyed them. The Egyptology angle is different and makes these books unique in many ways, although when you have a bad memory for details in mysteries, "they were excavating an Egyptian tomb and somethine weird happened" will not be a distinguishing feature for the series.
I picked up the audiobook version when I was in need of something for a weekend road trip to Rhode Island -- I could not tell from the synopsis if I had already read this book, for the reasons stated above. But it had been awhile since I last hung out with Peabody and Emerson and I thought it would be fun. It was very nice and I quickly realized that I had read it but did not recall whodunit, so it was no strain to ear-read it again. I loved the reader on this book, Susan O'Malley, and will actually keep an eye out for more of her audiobook work because it was that good. I never truly appreciated the purple prose and overly Victorian tone of all the writing until I heard it read aloud. I gained a new concept of Peabody and Emerson and Ramses and all the rest from hearing the book and not merely reading it on the page. And I enjoyed the mystery again.