Matthew Baylis
Autor(a) de A Death at the Palace
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Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1971
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- England
UK - Educação
- University of Cambridge
- Ocupação
- literary agent
writer (television)
author
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- Obras
- 9
- Membros
- 140
- Popularidade
- #146,473
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Resenhas
- 2
- ISBNs
- 18
By sally tarbox on 24 February 2017
Format: Kindle Edition
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This review is from: Man Belong Mrs Queen: Adventures with the Philip Worshippers (Paperback)
I had envisaged an entertaining and interesting read, as writer Matthew Baylis visits the Vanuatu island of Tanna to discover the facts about the strange cult of venerating Prince Philip.
In actual fact it didn't quite work out. Somehow despite its exotic location the writing manages to leave the reader slightly bored; unlike other travelogues, I couldn't particularly like any of the locals. And the lengthy bits of island history that are interspersed with accounts on daily life fail to grab one's interest.
Certainly Mr Baylis manages to portray the complexity of the cult's origins, with the Prince embodying aspects of Bible teaching, local mythology, the South Seas 'cargo cults' and political expedience.
I've certainly learned something but not really an enjoyable read; maybe 2.5*… (mais)