Egypt's Golden Couple: When Akhenaten and Nefertiti Were Gods on Earth | 
so-soI have mixed feelings about “Egypt‘s Golden Couple: When Akhenaten & Nefertiti Were Gods On Earth”. Each chapter begins with an annoying & unnecessary fictional short that feels like padding. The focus on art is cool, but the authors tend to make sweeping statements without consistently proving them or disproving conflicting theories. I didn‘t like it as much as the 1998 book; I look forward to seeing how the 2023 one compares. #historathon2023
so-soPretty dry and a bit of a slog through the first half of the book, but it picks up. I liked the second half a lot more than the first. If you are interested in the Egyptians and ancient history, your patience will be rewarded if you stick with it. I gave it two stars for the first half and almost a four for the last two sections, for a three overall. But I realize it won't be for everyone.
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so-soWith an unconventional structure, this book can be both fascinating… and a little dry. The chapters open with a fictionalized scene the husband-wife team imagines in the lives of the pharaoh, relatives & employees. Then, they backtrack into evidence supporting these scenes. The translation of hieroglyphs & inclusion of drawings & photographs really shines. This juxtaposition of fact & fiction isn‘t for me but I appreciated the thorough research!
bailedReading like a textbook and not what I expected at all.
