Pillar of Fire by Judith Tarr, 0812539036, Lowest Book Price Finder

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Historical & Spiritual

Having a siritual affinity with Egypt, I felt as though Tarr had taken me there from the first sentence. "Pillar of Fire" made me fall in love with almost all of the characters. Even those whom I may have first despised.

I really don't believe that Tarr got it wrong at all. I suspect she writes from her heart. Tarr in no way claims that every event in her novels are true. She in fact writes at the end of this novel that it is simply that, a novel. A story that she has BASED on History but cultivates with her imagination and suggested Historical ideas put forward by others on the actual outcome of events and relationships that ensued.

Tarr is a fantastic story teller, that I believe is true.

Pillar of Fire is made even more intriguing written based on Nofret's experiences. A captive and servant with a fighting spirit and tantalising personality that pulls you into her world. Experiencing her growth into a strong young lady and then following her into adulthood as a determined and lovely woman, Nofret's stubborness often made me laugh out loud, But when she was sad her heartache came from deep within and I cried with her.

A seemingly unimportant figure, Nofret's life played an integral part, in this story, on the outcome of events which left me with a sense of peace in knowing we are all important, no matter how small we may seem. Nofret never lost sight of herself and knew that she was not overlooked by the Gods, for better or worse. She was not humbled by the Royalty of which she was surrounded, and saw them as mortal people facing their own trials and tribulations. And in that she was able to be the pivotal person she became.

Thankyou, Judith Tarr for another amazing experience.

I felt I was actually with Nofret in ancient Egypt

I have almost completed "Pillar of Fire" by Judith Tarr. It's the first of her novels I have read. It has completely captivated me. There is only one other book that is it's equal to me and that is Child of the Morning by Pauline Gedge. That one I read twice. I am now scouting amazon for more of the same genre.

A VERY INTERESTING AND ENJOYABLE READ!

As a huge fan of books about ancient egypt, I found this particular book very satisfying indeed. Although not as good as "THE RIVER GOD", it is still very readable.

Captivates your very being!!!

I am also a first time reader of Tarr, and as a lover of Egypt and it's history, she really made me feel like I had actually lived through the things that happened. Although, as mentioned above, there were some sentences that just didn't "click", but I also believe those to be just typographical errors. As a novice to the wonders of ancient Egypt, I really felt like this book provided me with mostly valid and wonderful information. She really made the characters come alive, and overall, the book(in my opinion), was HUGE success. I'd love to see more written as this one was. Thanks!

I couldn't stand this book!!

This book was terrible. Even if she did use Dr. Redford's book as one of her references, she obviously just picked what she wanted out of it and ignored the rest. Akhenaten was Moses????!!!! Yeah, right!!!!! Akhenaten detested the secrecy of the cult of Amen, and picked Aten as his diety because you could see it, and did not have to rely on faith. This doesn't sound very Judaistic to me! Like so many people who have written about Akhenaten, Tarr made the mistake of portraying him as being detached from his family, when all evidence indicates that Akhenaten was devoted to his family. I couldn't finish it.

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