The Cat of Bubastes

by G.A. Henty, Douglas Wilson (Foreword), J. R. Weguelin (Illustrator)

Chebron and his sister flee Egypt after the sacred cat of Bubastes is accidently killed.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Classics, School, Egypt, Young Adult, Historical

Paperback

First published January 1, 1889

About the author

George Alfred Henty, better known as G.A. Henty, began his storytelling career with his own children. After dinner, he would spend and hour or two in telling them a story that would continue the next day. Some stories took weeks! A friend was present one day and watched the spell-bound reaction of his children suggesting Henty write down his stories so others could enjoy them. He did. Henty wrote approximately 144 books in addition to stories for magazines and was known as "The Prince of Story-Tellers" and "The Boy's Own Historian." One of Mr. Henty's secretaries reported that he would quickly pace back and forth in his study dictating stories as fast as the secretary could record them.

Henty's stories revolve around fictional boy heroes during fascinating periods of history. His heroes are diligent, intelligent, and dedicated to their country and cause in the face, at times, of great peril... Henty's heroes fight wars, sail the seas, discover land, conquer evil empires, prospect for gold, and a host of other exciting adventures. Along the way, they meet famous personages... In short, Henty's heroes live through tumultuous historic eras meeting leaders of that time. Understanding the culture of the time period becomes second nature as well as comparing/contrasting the society of various cultures.

Reviews

[Shimaa Mokhtar · Rating 4 out of 5]

رواية جميلة تدور في عهد الملك تحتمس الثالث والذي شيد أعظم امبراطورية مصرية شهدها التاريخ
العمل من الناحية الأدبية مميز ويكشف خصائص المجتمع المصري القديم ومعتقداته وبه العديد من المغامرات الشيقة، تسلسل الأحداث سريع إلى حد ما وممتع، النجمة الناقصة بسبب بعض المعلومات التاريخية الخاطئة، فجيش تحتمس الثالث لم يصل إلى بحر قزوين، ولم يقم الكهنة ببناء ممرات سرية داخل تماثيل الآلهه لخداع الناس وايهامهم أن الآلهه تتكلم ولم يتم اكتشاف تلك الممرات في عصرنا الحالي .. وهل وصل تقديس المصريين القدماء للقطط إلى قتل الكاهن الأكبر؟ .. لا أدري
رواية شيقة على أي حال تستحق القراءة

[Iset · Rating 1 out of 5]

I appreciate that Henty was writing in a time when rigorous, scientific archaeology was yet on the horizon, and the availability of information was scarce... but I just can't credit this book. The author's outlook (I'm assuming influenced heavily by the books of contemporary antiquarians) is completely a product of the times in which it was written in the 19th century, and as a result there's a deep misunderstanding of the historical cultures he writes about. For example, he misunderstands the religious role of animals, and claims that the Egyptians did not worship a sun god (they did, and there is a mountain of evidence for it!). Certain cultures are unashamedly described as primitive, but Henty seems confused about how they could've had the technology they did and yet still have 'primitive' customs and beliefs. One gets the impression of a confused narrative trying to justify this at times. Other facts are just plain wrong.

But it's not just the historical accuracy, which perhaps is more the fault of Henty's sources than Henty himself. The writing is bad too. Henty has a terrible habit of infodumping - just plopping down all the 'facts' he researched in a way that has no relevance to the plot and feels like a few pages of textbook were accidentally printed in the midst of a fictional story. He also has no sense of 'show, don't tell', and the characters feel stilted and interchangeable instead of fully realised people.

[Brett · Rating 2 out of 5]

It kind of killed me slowly.

[Lady Clementina ffinch-ffarowmore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fifteen-year old Rebu prince Amuba finds himself and his father’s trusted aide Jethro taken as slaves when his father falls and his kingdom is defeated by the Egyptians. But getting to Egypt is only the start of the adventure. Amuba and Jethro find themselves given over to the priest Ameres who is not only highly educated and wise but also kind-hearted, taking them into his family as companion and carer for his children Chebron and Mysa, respectively rather than as servants. But when misfortune falls on Ameres’ family, as a result partly of a conspiracy and partly an accident in which Chebron’s arrow kills the family cat Pauces, chosen to be the next cat of Bubastes, it is Jethro and Amuba who have to take the lead and take themselves and their friends, Ameres’ children, to safety. Although the actual adventure takes a while getting started, I enjoyed the descriptions of ancient Egypt (one of my favourite settings) and life there (this is set in the days of the pharaohs and even Moses makes an appearance). The main characters (other than the villains, of course) are likeable and sensible—I particularly liked the sense and wisdom that Ameres showed and his views on religion as well (though I didn’t agree with him on everything). This was my first Henty, and turned out quite different from what I’d expected. A great first “meeting” with Henty! Four and a half stars.

[Amanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

HALLELUJAH! I'M DONE WITH THIS BOOK FOREVER! WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS MY DELIGHT!

That is all.

[Hann Palstring (Farmer) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wow. That.. was a book (:P) I mean, it was well written, of course (being written in the 1800's). But at times, i found the explanations a bit excessive. I enjoyed the concept, and Ancient Egypt really is quite interesting, but I'm not sure if I would ever read it again.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

G.A. Henty is one of those old authors who you either love or find boring.I happen to love him. While I did find the formatting in this book to be horrible, I loved the story.
The priest was my favorite character.

[Mikayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay it took me *cough* a year and a half to finish reading this. I was reading it aloud with my sister, and we somehow managed to forget it for a long period of time. On to the review...

Some may complain that this book is boring and I can understand that. This book is very slow paced, the author tended to draw things out with a lot of detail. But, I loved it anyway. Yeah, sometimes the ten page descriptions of things got to be a bit much, but I learned an awful lot. This author did an amazing job of really letting you see what it was like to live in Egypt, and everything about the times.

I loved Amuba, he was by far my favorite character. I also loved the scene with Moses; it was awesome.

My favorite part was the last chapter. The author did such a good job of showing you how everything in these characters life's that seemed bad, God was really using for good. It really made the message come though very strongly.

Overall, I loved this book. I would recommend it to anyone who loves history and doesn't mind lengthily descriptions.

[Aindra · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't really understand it.

[Armin · Rating 3 out of 5]

3* für den religionsphilosophischen Teil und die Abweichung vom üblichen Muster, der junge Prinz ist ausnahmsweise mal nicht klüger als der erfahrenere Krieger. Aber die Völkerkunde über die alten Ägypter und ihre Lebens- und Ernährungsgewohnheiten war eher vortragsmäßig als aktiv in die Handlung eingebunden. Da waren Bartholomäusnacht, Schottenaufstand oder Freiheitskampf der Niederlande dankbarere historische Hintergründe.

[✵ Lily Jane ✵ · Rating 2 out of 5]

I couldn’t. The pacing, the writing style, and the characters were not for me.

[Megan Franks · Rating 4 out of 5]

When Egypyians conquer the land of Rebu, the prince and the king's trusted advisor are taken as slaves. Fortunately, Amuba and Jethro are purchased by a kind and respectable man named Ameres, the high priest of Osiris. In Ameres' home, slaves are regarded as family and are not forced to adopt the religion and customs of Egypt. Amuba and Jethro regard Egyptians with respect and awe, for they are a very learned people. In fact, they hope to one day be able to return to their homeland and improve life for their people with the tips and tricks they have learned from Egyptians (irrigation, building techniques, etc.) When Chebron, Amere's son, accidentally kills a cat, there is instant uproar throughout Egypt, for the killing of the sacred cat (accidental or otherwise) is an offense punishable by death. the slaves join Chebron in his plan to escape, but not before they learn a secret that Ameres and others of the highest order of priests have been keeping from the people--a secret that will forever change their lives and the lives of countless others.

Will they manage to escape from the vast empire that is Egypt? Will Amuba and Jethro ever see their homeland again? What will they do with the secret?

I admit that the first couple of chapters (which are mostly battle scenes) made me groan with despair. However, once the men reach Egypt, the storyline quickens and becomes more interesting. I was amazed at how many tidbits of historical information the author was able to squeeze into the story without bogging down the plot. This is a fantastic book to read for an integrated literature/history study on ancient Egypt.

[Lekeshua · Rating 3 out of 5]

We listened to the audiobook version while in the car. My littles were entertained. It was good until religion was involved. I wasn't a fan of how condescending it was towards the Egyptian's religion. It was hilarious that Egyptian religion was discredited due to simply making up gods because they were "simple minded" and not understanding that their was only one god. Yet the one true god appear in much the same way the Egyptian gods did. OK, if you're superior then so be it. Thankfully my littles didn't understand. Wish the presentation of religion was done in a respectful manner. Each their own.

[Dianna]

DNF. I hate to give up on a good old-fashioned historical novel about Egypt, but this book is amazingly wordy without the accompanying charm that makes such books bearable, and I'm not going to spend any more time on it right now. I may return to it another time when I'm feeling more patient.

[Jane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, I enjoyed meeting Moses in this book, and ya just have to love Egypt.

[Ramy · Rating 3 out of 5]

قرات مؤخرا عدة روايات انجليزية مترجمة للعربية
هى فى الاصل روايات للناشئة و ليست روايات للكبار
و مع ذلك فهى ممتعة جدا

الرجل العجيب و شركاه
كاتبها امريكي..و الرواية تدور حول رحلة عائلة ساحر متجول خلال امريكا وصولا لكالفورنيا على شط المحيط

عائلة من سويسرا
كاتبها سويسرى ... عن قس سويسرى و زوجته و اطفاله و جنوح سفينتهم على جزيرة و كيف عاشوا فيها لسنوات باستخدام مهارتهم و حسن تخططيهم

و اخيرا قصتنا ها هنا ..كتبها انجليزى ج. هنتي
كان يقص القصص على اطفاله مساءا امام وهج نار المدفاءة و حضر فى مرة صديق له فتأثر بالقصص فقرر كتابتها و نشرها ل هنتي
حتى يستمتع كل الاطفال بقصصه
....
القصة فى ظاهرها بسيطة..حبكتها بسيطة
عن مغامرة عبر عدة بلدان .. كما تشير الخريطة



حرق للاحداث

عن عن اموبا ابن ملك الريباس
يصل تحتمس - غالبا تحتمس التالت - بعد مسيرة 3 شهور
من مصر حتى الريباس على ساحل بحر قزوين
- بحر قزوين حاليا الدول التى على ساحله هم روسيا وإيران وأذربيجان وتركمانستان وكازاخستان -
و التى اعتقد انها اسم بلد من خيال الكاتب "الريباس"
لان اخر نفوذ تحتمس الثالث كان عند حدود نهر الفرات "ميتاني"
و ليس بعد ذلك حتى بحر قزوين
...المهم يقتل ملك الريباس يأسر ابنه اموبا و حارسه الخاص جيثرو
ينقلوا لمصر يصبحوا عبيد لدى كبيرالكهنة اميرس
والذى كان رجل حكيم عاقل شهم و متفتح الذهن
يعرف ان اختلاف صور الالهة و اختلاف تماثيلهم ما هم الا صور متعددة لقوة و عظمة اله واحد قهار
الكهنة يدركون هذه الحقيقة و لكن لا ينطقون بها
بينما العامة اعتادوا عبادة هذه التماثيل الصور دونا عن الاله الاوحد التى تمثله مجتمعة
...يصبح اموبا و جيثرو خادمين ل ابن و ابنة الكاهن شيبرون و مايسة
حتى يحدث ان سهم طائش من شيبرون ابن الكاهن يقتل القطة بوسي بالخطا
و هو من اكبر و افظع الاخطاء لدى المصريين وقتها
يأجج منافس الكاهن اميرس على لقب كبير الكهنة نار العداوة و الحقد فى قلوب المصريين عليه
يقتلوه
و يهرب
اموبا و جيثرو خادمين ل ابن و ابنة الكاهن شيبرون و مايسة
بالاضافة ل روث خادمة مايسة
و بعد مغامرة من طيبة فى وسط مصر نزولا للجنوب حتى سوون - اسوان حاليا - ثم ما بعد ذلك الى حدود السودان وصولا للبحر الاحمر و مركب صاعد مرة اخرى وصولا ل صحراء البترا - الاردن حاليا - ثم قادش سوريا
ثم الفرات و اخيرا الى الريباس مرة اخرى
ليستعيد بعد كفاح اموبا عرش ابيه و يصبح جيثرو مساعده و قائد جيشه
و يتزوج اموبا من مخدومته السابقة مايسة
و يتزوج شيبرون من خادمته السابقة روث
و تنتهى الرواية نهاية سعيدة


مغزى الرواية ..
1 ان حياتنا قد تضمن قيعان يليها قمم و هبوط يليه صعود فلا تبتئس و لاا تيأس
كما ان سيدنا يوسف عليه السلام ألقى فى بئر و بيع ك عبد و تغرب و سجن ثم خرج ليصير وزير و مالك خزائن المال
كذلك فى القصة هزم اموبا و نقل ك عبد و فر هاربا مع سيده ليعود لبلده و يصير ملكا مرة اخرى

2 عسى ان تكرهوا شيئا و هو خير لكم ... فحادث عارض تظنه مدمر لحياتك و لكنه ربما يغيرها للاحسن
3 لكل بلد و لكل زمن محظوراته الدينية و الاجتماعية
..فى مصر القديمة أياك و قتل قطة فقد تقتل جراء ذلك
فى الهند أياك و اعتراض طريق بقرة او ذبحها او حتى ضربها
و قس على ذلك فى كل مكان و كل زمان

لمعرفة عادات الحياة اليومية و الاجتماعية للمصرين القدماء ..اقترح عليك قراءة الكتاب
الحياة أيام الفراعنة
اما للقراءة عن حياتهم و عاداتهم و الاستفادة و التعلم و الابتسام و الضحك فى الوقت نفسه فأرشح لك
فانتازيا فرعونية
اما للقراءة عن الطب و العلاج عند قدماء المصريين و كيف كانوا يعالجو الامراض و الكسور بل و يقوموا بالعمليات ..فيمكنك ان تطلع على كتاب
طب وسحر

الكتاب القادم : المدخل لفهم سيكولوجية الإنسان المهزأ

[E · Rating 1 out of 5]

The Cat of Bubastes by G. A. Henty, written in 1888, is a story that takes place in Egypt around 1250 BC. A Persian prince named Amuba is taken captive and given as a slave to a high priest in Egypt. Amuba befriends the high priest’s son, Chebron, who later commits a grave crime by accidentally killing a sacred cat. The two boys, with a few other companions, undertake a perilous journey to flee from the inevitable punishment for Chebron’s malefaction. Though the concept of the plot is unique and compelling, the story itself is actually very monotonous and unexciting. There is a lack of balance between the incidents that happen and the dialogue, the author frequently inserts detailed paragraphs of irrelevant information, and there is an inapplicable yet recurring theme concerning race and skin color in this story.

The book begins with an information dump of details on the Persian prince’s people, followed by an exchange between two characters, each dialoguing in extensive paragraphs that cover half the page. After a few more comprehensive pages describing a tedious battle, the first chapter comes to an end, and so does the reader’s interest.

This is the case throughout the whole book. The droning events are interspersed with inapposite, exhaustive paragraphs that throw the story off course. Along with those unnecessary details are meticulous dialogues and monologues that, in some instances, go on for pages. At some parts, both of these flaws are combined, resulting in a single character giving paragraphs upon paragraphs of irrelevant information, such as in Chapter Six. While the enslaved prince and the high priest’s son are hunting waterfowl, one of them explains to the hunting guides the process that the Egyptians use to breed chickens in almost two entire pages.

The story drags on this way and reaches a disappointing climax in the middle of the book, followed by ten more chapters of dull dialoguing and a tediously detailed journey. The author’s monotonous voice fails to hold a firm grip on the reader’s attention.

The author also has an unnecessary fixation on race, a notion that wasn’t even officially conceptualized until the eighteenth century. For example, when the Persian prince arrives in Egypt, he remarks to his companion, “I should think that they have never seen a race like ours with blue eyes and fair hair, though even among them are varying shades of darkness. The nobles and upper classes are lighter in hue than the common people.” (page 42) The author implies that skin color was the basis of status in those times, projecting a Eurocentric outlook onto a story that takes place on the continent of Africa, the origin land of all people with melanin.

The author goes on to state that the Persian captives, “whose singular complexion and fairness caused them to be regarded with special interest, were distributed among the special favorites of the king.” (page 42) The captives are treated well just because of their light skin, but this type of mindset was absent in the world, much less Africa, until the Europeans formulated it centuries later.

According to Britannica, “Race as a categorizing term referring to human beings was first used in the English language in the late 16th century...By the 18th century, race was widely used for sorting and ranking the peoples in the English colonies—Europeans who saw themselves as free people…and Africans who were being brought in as slave labor.”1 In these ancient times, especially in Africa, people identified themselves by their tribes and nations, not their skin color. The idea of “race” was introduced by Europeans in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

The author, however, goes as far as to describe Ethiopians—the Egyptians’ fellow African neighbors—as being among “wild-looking figures” whose clothes were “thrown loosely round them,” a “striking contrast to the cleanness of those of the Egyptians.” (page 253)

One of the characters insists that Egyptians are not even of African descent, but the Zondervan Compact Bible Dictionary states otherwise. It asserts that Ham, “The youngest son of Noah…became the progenitor of the dark races; not the Negroes, but the Egyptians, Ethiopians, Libyans and Canaanites (Gen. 10:6-20).”2 The Egyptians and Ethiopians are doubtlessly related, both being descendants of Ham, who is generally accepted as the father of the Africans.

Nevertheless, the character goes on to explain that everywhere beyond their current location, “they find the country inhabited by black people living in wretched villages, without, as it seems, any government, or law, or order, waging war with each other.” The character states that these Africans “differ so wholly from us [Egyptians] that it is certain that we cannot come from the same stock.” However, on the bright side, he concludes that the Ethiopians are “strong and active and make excellent slaves.” (page 254)

The author’s bias toward lighter complexions is obvious. He portrays Egyptian society as civilized and European-like, even though that kingdom was located in Africa, a diverse continent home to many powerful and prosperous kingdoms, such as the great civilization of Aksum located in what is modern-day Ethiopia, back in 30 BC.

In conclusion, The Cat of Bubastes is intriguing in concept only. The tedious, unneeded details, exhaustive dialogue, and dull voice are unable to capture and hold the reader’s interest. There is an unnecessary and irrelevant obsession with race and skin color, even though that notion was nonexistent at the time, especially on a continent where all peoples were more or less dark-skinned. This monotonous, biased book, in my opinion, was quite disappointing to read.

Notes
https://www.britannica.com/topic/race...
The Zondervan Compact Bible Dictionary by T Alton Bryant (1967)

[Abigail Westbrook · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun challenge as a read-aloud, with the older style writing, impressive vocabulary, and long sentences. I think some of the ways the Egyptians and other cultures are portrayed is probably outdated by more recent research, but it was still an interesting look at the ways people lived back then and the differences between cultures.

I didn’t like the way the author says that the Egyptian idols represented character traits of the one true God, and that everyone really worships God even though they don’t realize it. That is so ridiculously far from the truths of Scripture and felt like a lame way of trying to “Christianize” the main characters. Good discussion points for sure.

It also seemed a little “forced” that they ran into Moses briefly, of all people, and the ending of the story was easy to predict. Still, we enjoyed it overall and I’d like to read more Henry books with the kids in the future.

[Lynn · Rating 2 out of 5]

I hate to just say it was okay, because this was the kind of book that was extremely well researched and will leave me and my daughter with a greater knowledge of life in ancient Egypt, but even so, to say I "liked it" would be a stretch.

There were SO MANY WORDS and such long sentences that sometimes repeated information. The focus was sometimes much more on history than plot. It was a lot, but well done anyway Mr. G.A. Henty. We still appreciate your work.

[allison riera :)]

// for my ancient history class. :/

[Abigail · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5!

[Malia Roth · Rating 3 out of 5]

That was a painful read-aloud. But it was relevant to Elijah’s current history study, and he enjoyed it, so. I’ll take it.

[Lexi · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️
I was kinda disappointed with this book. I expected to enjoy it more than I did.
The book wasn't bad; the story was interesting. I was just not drawn in the way I wanted to be.

[Alexis · Rating 5 out of 5]

These Henty historical novels keep coming up in my life. Most recently they were strongly recommended by a homeschooling mom whose taste in literature I truly trust. Happily this year the Easter Bunny brought us a few Henty novels. So far this book does not disappoint, and has inspired some independent historical research from my oldest son.

This evening we reached the half-way point in the Cat of Bubastes. The critical dramatic plot twist has occurred and now the protagonists must face their destiny. As a historical fiction novel for children this work undoubtedly deserves five stars. As a novel that advances Christian ideals and morality, and does so in the polytheistic, amoral context of ancient Egypt, the novel is laudable. It is unfortunately limited by the author's cumbersome voice; which is easily forgiven by the fact that it was published in the 1880s. My biggest complaint is that I find myself pausing every couple of paragraphs to paraphrase for the boys. Even this limitation may be a strength in that it generates some very challenging discussions, and forces me to check in with them to ensure that they are comprehending this challenging read-aloud.

A word on reading level; the work is challenging for my boys (8 and 6), we are far enough in that we will continue to the end, but it is likely more appropriate for pre-teens and up. (Sidebar: After reading the previous paragraph to Caden he heartily disagrees. Caden feels that the book was wholly appropriate for him. Wishing to further discredit me, Kobe adds that, "Six year olds would be interested in this book.")

We have now finished this work, in the end it definitely felt like work. The final three chapters were heavy with geographic details of the flight of the main characters from Egypt. This does not diminish the value of this historical novel. Henty very successfully transports the reader into the time of Ancient Egypt. In so doing, Henty exposes us to a variety of aspects of life in Ancient Egypt including; preservation of bodies, Egyptian justice, Egytian customs, travel, religion, etc.

[Rosa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my first of G.A. Henty's works and the thing that struck me most about his writing was his knowledge of the details of ancient Egyptian life. It is clear that the author loved history and did a lot of research before writing this story. He used terms appropriate to the time period ("water horse" for a hippo) and did well with incorporating true history by bringing in Moses as an Egyptian prince. Henty's details are elaborate and vivid, almost to a fault. The plot of the story was intriguing and I appreciated the adventure Henty added to it.

I used this book in our homeschool as a companion to the study of ancient world history. My 12 year old son who also read the book enjoyed it well enough that he went on to read other G.A. Henty books on his own.

As the book was written in 1889, it is understandable that the style of writing is much deeper than what many are accustomed to reading in our modern, fast-paced society. However, it is so rich in historical details that I think it would be a shame to skip over it. I listened to this one as an audiobook and found it very interesting!

[Amy Meyers · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. I'm a homeschool mom pre-reading to see if I want to assign this for my 7th and 9th grade boys' lit to go with their ancient history studies next year.
This starts very slowly, and the plot progresses slowly, due to a lot of description and information about ancient history and geography. (You don't even get to the cat of Bubastes until halfway through the book. Then the plot gets more interesting.) In that sense it's great for historical fiction, although I think he fudges on Moses and the Israelites still being there at the time he placed them. I think the exodus happened earlier. (He puts a disclaimer in for that.) But that gives him a chance to talk about their history and culture as well. I also don't find it believable that a high priest of Osiris would have believed in only one God, but it's nice that he's trying to make them more "Christian." On my audio version, the reader's accents for the characters were a bit weird and annoying. This was my first Henty book, and I hope to read another sometime.

[Colleen Baker · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an historical fiction adventure story, written for young readers in 1888, by British author George Alfred Henty. This is a unique glimpse into Egyptian culture during the time of Moses and the Captivity of Israel. Henty only lightly touches on Biblical history, concentrating more on Egyptian history, yet there is one scriptural theme used as the linch pin for the entire book: the One True God vs. the many gods, or Monotheism vs. idolatry. Though Henty's narrative style takes a little getting use to (not terse and high speed, like current adventure writers), the book is worth reading. It is a powerful portrayal of the strengths of the religion of the One True God compared to the foolishness of idolatry.

[Stevie Ciske · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a homeschool mom I read this before I assign it as part of the 10th grade reading. It is full of history and geography. It introduces the egyptian gods and how religion was veiwed in ancient Egypt. I liked how they mention the Israelites' belief in the one true God, but didn't love the explanation of how they felt they could allow the worship of the other gods, it seemed more compromised than the Bible portrays it. HOWEVER, it was probably more true to history the way it was written.
not my favorite book. But it was a good read and I think my 10th grader will enjoy it. (great geography!!!) I look forward to mapping that out!

[Gökçen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bir zamanların prensi, Mısırlılar tarafından savaşta yenilip esir alınan Amuba’nın yaşadıklarını anlatıyor kitap, tarihi bir dekor içinde. Acıklı değil, felaket tellallığı da yapmıyor, yani gayet iyi.

Yayınlarını çok enteresan bulduğum @mayakitap basımı bir eser, @goodreads de kitabın Türkçesini bulamadım. Akıyor ve kendini okutuyor. Ben tarihi romanları, dönem romanlarını da çok severim, dolayısıyla güzel buldum, bir haftadır da elimde.

Hayatınızı değiştirmez ama güzelce keyifle okunur bu roman…

Aslında 3,5 yıldız bu arada

[Suzanne Roq · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a really fun story- I loved the time period- prior to Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt.
Content Considerations: war, death, physical descriptions that we wouldn’t use today (negro for the color of a nubian’s skin etc).