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Summary: The best book I have ever read without a doubt!!
Review: Nothing bad can be said about this book! Even the harshest of critics will find this book a tantalizing, mesmerizing, completely engrossing novel with something for everyone. From the art of war to the art of romance this was possibly the best book ever published.
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Summary: EXCELLENT story that won't let you put the book down
Review: Wilbur Smith has created one of the most interesting takes on ancient Egypt that would delight everyone from a child to a non-reader. I loved his style and there was NEVER a dull moment. The slave Taita is rather unbelievable but I didn't read the book for a perfect character. I want something that holds my interest and this does it. In the book you have good versus evil, adventure, history, plots, treasure - its all there! I only wish the book was longer. I finished in a few days on vacation and wanted MORE!
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Summary: truly a love story
Review: I enjoyed this book very much! I did not want to read the last few pages as I knew that it would then be over. I not only cried in response to the love story, but to the feeling of lonliness I felt since the experience was over. It was truly mesmerizing. Everyone should have a love like that.
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Summary: Disappointing.
Review: Taita the super slave. Content to be a slave and refuses freedom. Taita; scribe,architech, doctor, lawyer,microbiologist,surgeon, overseer, inventor, prophet, businessman, poet, orator,spy,chaperone, advisor to pharoh, military strategist. Please...enough. The lead characters are too perfect and the people too gullible. The flouting of adultery at the highest level is an insult to a proud people. This book should be seen as a modern day soap opera and nothing else.
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Summary: Excellent plot that ties the past to the present- read it
Review: This book was very engrossing and vividly took this reader on a ride to the past ! Solid characters and intriging descriptions of that historic lifestyle made for excellent reading ! I will definitely read this one again !(After the book makes its rounds through all my literary circle of friends)
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Summary: MY NUMBER 1 FAVORITE BOOK!!!
Review: In all of my 13 years I have never read a book as remarkable than this one here! I instantly fell in love with the characters. I was more saddened by their deaths than i was with Princess Dianna's. Every book, even one such as wonderful as this, must have a downside. The slight downside to this book is that Taita is a too smart. Chances are if he was trained and schooled as a scribe he wouldn't have much time to get much medical training. He just seems to know the answer to everything. Still a FABU BOOK!!!
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Summary: Brilliant!
Review: A fantastic book, one of Wilbur Smith's greatest. An intriguing web of romance, violence, sex and history is ably narrated by Taita, the faithful slave. I just couldn't put this book down and read it at one sitting. If you buy just one W.S. book, buy this one! Note: Isn't it funny that when W.S. uses narrators, they tend to have a disability and a huge ego????
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Summary: RIVER GOD - WILBUR SMITH
Review: River God is proboably THE best book I've ever read. Taita, Tanus, Lostris were all vividly portrayed, which captured my attention.
Wilbur Smith's interpretation of the scrolls captured my interest and full attention - I was not able to put it down untill I had read the entire book. It is through the characters and place settings that I felt 'at home' with the characters, which was topped off with the magnificent setting of Egypt. Through Taita's calm and precise portrayal of the life and times I fell in love with Egypt, of which I just keep going back! Dave:)
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Summary: A Romantic and Honest Look at Life in an Ancient Culture!
Review: RIVER GOD is truly a magnificent book. It allows one to quickly be transported to another world and another time. It is gritty, honest, dramatic, and at times horrifying. One quickly senses the diversity of the society of the age. Life was filled with uncertainity and, at points, sheer terror as change came upon the land. Smith carefully weaves a tapestry rich in culture, history and splendour, while showing, in his unparalled style a love that endured all manner of hardship and separation. I found that as I neared the end of the book, I tried to read more slowly so that the experience could last as long as possible. Because I had had the foresight to also purchase SEVENTH SCROLL, I simply lay down RIVER GOD (at 11:30 p.m.) and immediately began SEVENTH SCROLL. I could not stop. This book is masterfully written and a thorough joy to read. Enjoy the story for what it is and the characters for who they are. Forgive any historical inadequacies - they detract not at all from the richness of the story. Read with an open mind and you will truly savor the taste and flavor of unrequited love and the exoticism of Ancient Egypt.
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Summary: Thoroughly enjoyable reading
Review: River God was an excellent read. I found it impossible to put down for long. I "loved" Taita and his personality. I became friends with Tanus and Lostrus and hated when the end came. I could not wait to read the sequel. It was exciting to travel in Egypt -- to heck with the history buffs and their complaints -- it was a great book and I'm delighted a friend pointed the way.
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