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You might walk like an Egyptian but do you know how to build like one?

Magical History Tour #1: The Great Pyramid by Fabrice Erre

February 2, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

My biggest issue with Magical History Tour #1: The Great Pyramid (besides a hint of a Beatles song leaking from the back of my brain) is that my version was small (I had a reader copy). If this is the size that it will be, this will make it hard for some readers. The text is all on the page, with medium to full detailed images. It can feel crowded. Fabrice Erre has done a great job of presenting the information and Sylvian Savoia’s illustrations […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: egypt, Fabrice Erre, Pyramids, Seven Wonders Of the World, Sylvian Savoia, The Great Pyramid of Giza

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:60 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: egypt, Fabrice Erre, Pyramids, Seven Wonders Of the World, Sylvian Savoia, The Great Pyramid of Giza ·
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A decidedly average Pratchett

Pyramids by Terry Pratchett

January 20, 2020 by Aquillia Leave a Comment

Another year, another book down on my meandering tour through Terry Pratchett’s Discworld. This time it was Pyramids, which I had high hopes for because it was published around the same time as Mort, which was great, and Guards! Guards!, the perfection of which is only muted by the fact that Men at Arms and Feet of Clay are even better. Pyramids was… eh. It was fine. There were some funny moments. I listened to it on audiobook, and as usual enjoyed Nigel Planer’s narration. The story is about Pteppic, the […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy Tagged With: discworld, Pyramids, Terry Pratchett

Aquillia's CBR12 Review No:2 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy · Tags: discworld, Pyramids, Terry Pratchett ·
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