jeffw wrote:Damn it John! Should have read: 'fired up his V8 Merc' ! Question? (Can't help myself) Do you think he's imported a crew from Egypt to build his pyramid on Table Mountain? You know, for when he crosses over?
ps, quit encouraging me, you guys will get me in bother.
tedd wrote:And as for you JohnRogers - you certainly must have some witch doctor advising you - your conclusion that WS and Taita are one and the same person was brilliant - wish I'd thought of that!!
johnrogers wrote:tedd wrote:And as for you JohnRogers - you certainly must have some witch doctor advising you - your conclusion that WS and Taita are one and the same person was brilliant - wish I'd thought of that!!
You know Tedd I totally understand Jeffs frustration,I am in the same boat as him I want to rip a strip out of a Desert God by the great author Wilbur Smith,by no means am I being disrespectful to one of my favourite authors of all time.
The difference is simply this that we are not really reading a Wilbur Smith novel,we are reading a book written by a team of writers hired and managed by Wilbur Smith.
I read Desert God with no expectations of greatness and kept a very open mind.I believe the beginning of the book was penned by Wilbur and it was very exciting and I became really hopeful.Taita was brand new to me like a new character,arrogant and conceited.all Taita did was refer to himself as being the greatest archer,the best general and war strategist,the best horseman etc.Worse than that Taita talked almost like someone from the 20th century at times.The point is the character Taita was poorly understood by the writing team under WS they did WS an injustice representing him.The challenges for WS to become great are long gone he has already done that - it's all about making money now the book factory is in high gear seizing the opportunity while it exists - the cash cow is in full swing the contract deadlines have to be met and WS is cashing in ( I don't blame him for doing it as most of us would) You must read the Desert God comments on WS Facebook page - some are brutal - Jeff is being kind and reserved to WS as best he can but WS really does derserve a smack in the back of his head for putting his name on the cover of Desert God
It's kind of like nobody can bake an apple pie the same as your mother did Tedd
tedd wrote:I enjoyed Desert God - and I couldn't agree more that it is certainly not of the standard of his early books.
Matbow wrote:tedd wrote:I enjoyed Desert God - and I couldn't agree more that it is certainly not of the standard of his early books.
johnrogers wrote:Desert God (Ancient Egypt #5) by Wilbur Smith
johnrogers - 3 stars plus one asteroid for keeping Taita human
tedd wrote:I enjoyed Desert God - and I couldn't agree more that it is certainly not of the standard of his early books. One other thing in retrospective thinking - while I was reading it I did not relate it to Wilbur Smith, I was not saying to myself 'good old Wilbur - he's done it again' -it was more like a first novel by a new author - but very readable and enjoyable - to me anyway!!
Incidentally, the part of my memoirs dealing with my time in Rhodesia, have been published by the BSAP Assn in their new book "More Troopers' Tales"
johnrogers wrote:Desert God (Ancient Egypt #5) by Wilbur Smith
Reviews - based on 5 star reviews
Amazon Canada - 3 stars out of 5 stars - 18 votes
Amazon Usa - 3.5 stars out of 5 stars - 300 votes
Amazon UK - 4 stars out of 5 stars - 491 votes
Amazon AUS - 3.5 stars out of 5 stars - 25 votes
Goodreads - 3.7 stars out of 5 stars - 337 votes
Barnes and Noble- 3.5 stars out of 5 stars - 10 votes
johnrogers - 3 stars plus one asteroid for keeping Taita human
jeffw wrote:johnrogers wrote:Desert God (Ancient Egypt #5) by Wilbur Smith
Reviews - based on 5 star reviews
Amazon Canada - 3 stars out of 5 stars - 18 votes
Amazon Usa - 3.5 stars out of 5 stars - 300 votes
Amazon UK - 4 stars out of 5 stars - 491 votes
Amazon AUS - 3.5 stars out of 5 stars - 25 votes
Goodreads - 3.7 stars out of 5 stars - 337 votes
Barnes and Noble- 3.5 stars out of 5 stars - 10 votes
johnrogers - 3 stars plus one asteroid for keeping Taita human
jeff - Well, part human. Not my favorite, you know that. I'll be generous - 2 stars. I see he's off on his hols again, no time for writing? Could be forgiven for thinking that someone else is doing the job for him?
tedd wrote:Hi johnrogers - did you get a kindle edition? tedd
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