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228 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781847672780
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Publication date: 01 January 2008
Description
Theo Griepenkerl is a modest academic with an Olympian ego. When he visits a looted museum in Iraq, looking for treasures he can ship back to Canada, he finds nine papyrus scrolls that have lain hidden for two thousand years. Once translated from ...
Community Reviews Summary of 192 reviews
Moods
reflective 55%
dark 44%
challenging 22%
adventurous 11%
Pace
medium 37%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 83% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
No: 85% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 85% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
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228 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781847672780
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Publication date: 01 January 2008
Description
Theo Griepenkerl is a modest academic with an Olympian ego. When he visits a looted museum in Iraq, looking for treasures he can ship back to Canada, he finds nine papyrus scrolls that have lain hidden for two thousand years. Once translated from ...
Community Reviews Summary of 192 reviews
Moods
reflective 55%
dark 44%
challenging 22%
adventurous 11%
Pace
medium 37%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 83% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
No: 85% | It's complicated: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 85% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 40% | No: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.