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24 Hours in Ancient Egypt: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There by Donald P. Ryan
arathenerd's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Ancient Egypt is just one of those topics I was interested in but didn’t know that much about.
Just as the title describes, you are transported to a day in the lives of the ancient Egyptians. Each chapter is narrated by a different character living the same day, so sometimes the events of the life of one can affect the life of another. We get the point of view of a carpenter, a fisherman, a priest, and even the pharaoh himself and the people closest to him. Each character serves a vessel to explain how the average person in that position would’ve lived like.
I have a whole thread on Bluesky about little fun facts I found while reading this book, I was just so fascinated. The book was very easy to follow and even funny sometimes. Overall, I just think this is a great introduction to the history of Ancient Egypt in general.
Just as the title describes, you are transported to a day in the lives of the ancient Egyptians. Each chapter is narrated by a different character living the same day, so sometimes the events of the life of one can affect the life of another. We get the point of view of a carpenter, a fisherman, a priest, and even the pharaoh himself and the people closest to him. Each character serves a vessel to explain how the average person in that position would’ve lived like.
I have a whole thread on Bluesky about little fun facts I found while reading this book, I was just so fascinated. The book was very easy to follow and even funny sometimes. Overall, I just think this is a great introduction to the history of Ancient Egypt in general.
pipinghotbooks's review against another edition
I'm actually really disappointed in this DNF. I thought this was going to be way more interesting than it actually reads. Oh well...
lcrou002's review
5.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Tantor Audio for providing me an e-arc of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review
This is a great audiobook! It is divided into 24 chapters, each representing one hour of the day in ancient Egypt. I had little to no previous knowledge of what life was like during the reign of Pharaoh Amenhotep II, and I found this book fascinating.
As someone without a prior interest in Egyptology, I'm not sure I would have put in the effort to read this book, but as audio, it was wonderful! The content, writing style, and reader kept me constantly engaged and the benefit of it being 24 separate chapters that don't (usually) connect is that if you get distracted and miss something, you get to restart with the next chapter!
I see that there are a lot of "24 hours in Ancient ______" books. If more are available as audiobooks, I think I will be checking them out!
This is a great audiobook! It is divided into 24 chapters, each representing one hour of the day in ancient Egypt. I had little to no previous knowledge of what life was like during the reign of Pharaoh Amenhotep II, and I found this book fascinating.
As someone without a prior interest in Egyptology, I'm not sure I would have put in the effort to read this book, but as audio, it was wonderful! The content, writing style, and reader kept me constantly engaged and the benefit of it being 24 separate chapters that don't (usually) connect is that if you get distracted and miss something, you get to restart with the next chapter!
I see that there are a lot of "24 hours in Ancient ______" books. If more are available as audiobooks, I think I will be checking them out!
ljbooks1's review
4.0
A really interesting little book with a great format of fact mixed in with fiction and a different perspective for every hour. I enjoyed reading this