Reviews

The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters

wyvernfriend's review against another edition

3.0

While occasionally Amelia Peabody can be an irritating character this is also her strength. She's a believable character, full of flaws and foibles and quite likely to deliver a stern lecture to you about stepping in the way of danger while efficiently bandaging you.

Sir Henry Baskerville has discovered a tomb in Egypt but after his find dies under bizarre circumstances, Amelia and her husband Radcliffe Emerson are summoned to continue his work. Amelia applies herself to this work and also to the work of finding out the truth, as the bodies stack up.

I enjoyed the story, there were times when Amelia irrited me with her superior attitude but it was still a great deal of fun.

ergative's review against another edition

3.0

The fat-phobia was a bit hard to take in this one. It's funny how I breezily say things like, 'meet this book where it is!' when it comes to things like colonialism, but the fat-phobia in the narrative seems much more disagreeable. I should probably sit with that for a bit.

rachel_macak's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

molsreads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

sayray8's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

kmthomas06's review against another edition

3.0

Amelia Peabody Emerson continues to be a woman to be reckoned with and a woman that a mystery always follows. I consider her a younger, even more British version of Miss Marple with a delightfully British "his bark is worse than his bite" husband who is crazy about her and their young son, Ramses who writes notes to his parents in hieroglyphics. A wonderful series for anyone looking for a bit of 1920s Egypt and a good mystery

tiasreads's review

funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

celiapowell's review against another edition

4.0

The second of the Amelia Peabody mysteries was very enjoyable (although I wondered for a little while about how dense she could possibly be about her husband's feelings, it was endearing rather than annoying). Again, the mystery was not so much the point of the book, although it kept me agreeably entertained - it's the witty dialogue, characters and atmosphere which are so delightful about these books. The next one I'm reading is an audio book - I think they'll be tremendous fun to listen to.

bookchantment's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

gillianalice's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I absolutely love Amelia Peabody. I don’t even care about the mystery, I just want to listen to her banter with her husband and read about their Egyptology adventures.