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David McK (3453 KP) rated The Hippopotamus Pool (Amelia Peabody, #8) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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The Hippopotamus Pool (Amelia Peabody, #8)
Elizabeth Peters | 1997
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Set in the early years of the 20th century, this is the eighth entry in [a:Elizabeth Peters|16549|Elizabeth Peters|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/authors/1232144920p2/16549.jpg] Amelia Peabody series, and sees the interprid archaelogist and her extended family returning to Egypt, with Emerson hoping for an uneventful season.

Fat chance!

It's not long before they become embroiled in yet another mystery following the appearance (and subsequent disapperance of) a mysterious stranger, who claims to be able to lead them to an Egyptian Queen's lost tomb.

Told, as before, thorugh Amelia's eyes, this also (eventually) brings Emerson's brother Walter and his wife Evelyn - who are going through a rough patch - back to Egypt where they first met and fell in love, as well as depicting the teenaged interactions/arguments/jealousies between Amelia's precocious son Ramses and their just-as-precocious ward Nefret.
  
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graveyardgremlin (7194 KP) rated The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody, #2) in Books

Feb 15, 2019  
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The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody, #2)
Elizabeth Peters | 1999
8
8.0 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
<b><i>The Curse of the Pharaohs</i></b> is a fast, fun, and humorous second outing with Amelia and her husband Emerson. The first half isn't quite as good as the second, but it quickly picks up and is enjoyable until the end. Amelia's outlook is a joy to read and I love how Elizabeth Peters writes her, which to me, seems like it would be very hard to do in a first person narrative (particularly with a character like Amelia Peabody Emerson!). There are some truly hilarious lines and passages, especially between Amelia and Emerson.

One line I just have to keep for posterity: <i>"It is impossible for any rational mind to follow the peculiar mental convolutions that pass for logic among the male sex."</i>

That is the genius of Ms. Peters writing and I look forward to the rest of the series.