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Title: Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters ISBN: 0-446-60557-3 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1998 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.13 (38 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Book with some Flaws
Comment: With a combination of an interesting cast of characters and a variety of plot twists, Elizabeth Peters' makes "Seeing A Large Cat" one entertaining mystery book recommendable to anyone with free time. This being my first experience with the Amelia Peabody series, I found the book easy to follow without having to worry about what occurred in the previous books of the series. This is in part due to the author's excellent job in developing the main characters. Throughout the book, we are constantly reminded of the personality of each character through their actions. Take the son, Ramses, for example. The mother, Amelia Peabody, is constantly reminiscing about Ramses' troublesome childhood while at the same time, admiring the person that Ramses has now matured into. This gives the reader a general history of the character of Ramses as well as a brief understanding of why Ramses is the type of man that he is. This leads us to share in the mother's admiration for the son's maturation. The character Ramses is also defined through his actions that are often deeds of heroism and integrity. Another aspect that makes this book so enjoyable was its constant twists in the plot. There were so many that I was constantly left wondering what would happen next as well as what was fact and what was fiction. The author's ability to develop so many subplots and at the same time attempt to tie it into the main plot was outstanding. This added to the awesome suspense of this book. The setting was also a factor in the success of this book. The cities that were mentioned in this book, such as Luxor and the Valley of the Kings, are often associated with the tombs and the dead pharaohs of ancient Egypt. I believe that the author purposefully picked these sites as the setting to generate emotions of mystery and adventure in this book. From my point of view, Elizabeth Peters was successful in her endeavors.
However, there were some low points in this book as well. At specific parts of the book, we encounter three different subplots where it could be easy to confuse the progression of one plot with the other. For instance, every now and then I found myself having to stop reading and skimming back to reassure myself of what Amelia Peabody was looking for or whether she was looking for anything at all. Also, there were points in the book in which the plot was very slow in developing. As a result, this may have taken a little luster away from this book. Despite these facts, I thought the character development and the suspense created by the plot twists as well as its mysterious Egyptian setting, was a successful formula in making "Seeing a Large Cat" a great mystery novel.
Rating: 5
Summary: Her Best One Yet.
Comment: I love the way Peters shows us what Ramses,Nefret & David are thinking. They have turned into truly wonderful characters. In all of her books the characters seem to take on a life of their own. I was not too sure that Ramses would ever make it to young adulthood. The triangle should develop interestingly. I was sorry to read about Bastet. But this is one of the things that make her books believable. Animals don't live forever and this own doesn't either. Her plot is filled with the usual twists and turns. It makes me want to visit egypt just to see the sites she describes. I can't wait for the next book. Will she spin them off into their own books. I would like to see Walter and Emily's kids more involved, with an aunt like Amelia and a cousin like Ramses they can't be too ordinary. Wouldn't it be nice if David fell for Emily's daughter Amelia.
Rating: 4
Summary: Splendid new direction for a long-running series
Comment: The Peabody series rebounds after the uneven Hippopotamus Pool, but rather than returning to the tone of the pre-Nefret books, it takes off in a new direction. The "children"-- calculating Ramses, gutsy Nefret, and gentle David-- come into their own here, though sixteen-year old Ramses still, at times, seems older than his two comrades combined. Peters allows the readers access to the minds of these three through the device of "Manuscript H," which provides a welcome contrast to Amelia's familiar but none too reliable way of recounting events.
This volume has a smaller cast of characters than some of its predecessors; a handful of familiar faces is balanced by a handful of new ones, but the mystery benefits rather than suffers from this reduced cast. It's a unique case this time, with no pesky journalists needed to lend the events an air of exoticism. The juxaposition of a medium, her delusional client, a five-year-old disappearence and a highly unconventional mummy create a blend of a genuinely interesting plot and the characterization and dialogue at which Peters excels.
Darkness begins to creep into this once-lighthearted (in spite of all the murders) series, as foreshadowed conflict between the three children builds to premonitory images of doom at the novel's end. In other words, proceed directly to The Ape Who Guards the Balance if you want answers... though you may not like what you find.
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Title: Hippopotamus Pool, The by Elizabeth Peters ISBN: 0446603988 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: The Ape Who Guards the Balance : An Amelia Peabody Mystery by Elizabeth Peters ISBN: 0380798565 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 04 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Last Camel Died At Noon, The by Elizabeth Peters ISBN: 0446363383 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1992 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: The Falcon at the Portal: An Amelia Peabody Mystery by Elizabeth Peters ISBN: 0380798573 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Snake, The Crocodile and Dog, The by Elizabeth Peters ISBN: 0446364789 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1994 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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