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Title: The Mummy or Ramses the Damned by Anne Rice ISBN: 0-345-36994-7 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 13 September, 1991 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (165 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: PLEASE ANNE... Where's the SEQUEL?!?!?!?!
Comment: While my favorite Rice book of all time is The Vampire Lestat (Who couldn't love that rogue?) a close second is The Mummy. I thoroughly loved the book and it's one reason why I remain an Anne Rice fan. I especially liked the vivid description of when Julie meets the Mummy for the first time. I don't often reread books, but this one I've kept close at hand. I've read all of Rice's Witching Chronicles as well as her Vampire Chronicles... and was only really disappointed with Memnoch. But Rice on the final page promises more on the Mummy... Heck, even Lestat hinted at the existence of immortals who walk by day... So let's have more PLEASE! I'm anxiously waiting!
Rating: 4
Summary: A Great Book Without a Great End
Comment: First off I want you to know I won't give anything away about the book. If I'm trying to decide to read a book or watch a movie I don't want to be told the end, so I won't tell it to you. However this will be hard because it's the end of the book that I wasn't happy with!
I've been a fan of Anne Rice ever since I saw the movie Interview With the Vampire and HAD to run out and buy the book and poured through the whole series as fast as I possibly could. I LOVED that series. Once I ran out of books in the Vampire Chronicles I went out and found this one. I started it and read the first eighty or so pages and then got distracted and spent too much time away before picking it up again. It wasn't that the beginning was bad, much to the contrary, it was fascinating! I didn't want to stop reading, but things happen and I did. Well when I picked it up again it had been too long so I had to start over. It was a bit tedious to read through again, but since it was such a good start I didn't mind too much. I was determined not to put it down this time and though I didn't have very much time to sit and read, I managed to find some here and there and after a few weeks was finally done. That was when I found my surprise. I had read this great book with terrific characters and a captivating plot only to find that the end fell very flat. Of course it's hard to describe without giving it away, but there are certain characters that you expect to at least end up happy that aren't even given a second thought and are brushed aside and others that are given almost a fairy tale ending that isn't really very satisfying considering how their character had behaved throughout the book!
I also hated how one character was built up to be this amazing person and when you meet them you wish you hadn't because you like the other image much better. Considering this has a partially historic basis to it there's bound to be some fictional playing with those ancient characters, but I didn't really like how she did it.
As far as plot, here's the basic plot without giving it all away. Lawrence Stratford is a rich man who spends his remaining years as an archeologist in Egypt where he finds the tomb of Ramses the Damned. Ramses has all these things written around the tomb making reference to him being an immortal man which few believe until he steps out of his coffin a little later in the book. The contents of the tomb are sent back to his home in England where his daughter Julie resides. She is about 21 and very intelligent, but engaged to a man named Alex who really doesn't give her the challenge and adventure her bursting heart needs. He's a wonderful man, just a little too "nice" for her if you know what I mean. Enter Ramses who sweeps her off her feet leaving poor Alex to fend for himself, but that's getting a little ahead. I think I should tell you about her cousin Henry who's a drunk and avid gambler perpetually wasting away his fortune and getting into a great deal of trouble. He has absolutely no redeeming qualities which I find surprising because Anne usually give at least some to her characters. Never the less we all hate him and spend most of the book wishing Ramses would rip his head off. :) One more character worth noting here is Elliot. He is the Lord of Ruthford which gives him status in society, but unfortunately the money with the title left long ago and he is spending a great deal fo the book hoping to get Julie, the daughter of his long time friend Lawrence, and his son Alex to marry to bring some of her wealth to his title. Now don't get me wrong, he's not a bad man, he just has a few failings, and as much as he would like the money, he knows it probably won't happen and wants what's best for Julie as well as Alex.
Now the characters are generally interesting and I warn you that Anne Rice often spends a lot of time going into great detail about her character's lives, so the actual action of the book is a little slow coming as we introduce the characters, but as I said, the beginning of the book is hardly boring.
I recommend the book because the plot was good even if the end wasn't and the characters were engaging. I think you'd enjoy it if you know not to expect too much from the ending.
There's some sexual content, so be careful about letting young children read this or any of her work for that matter. However it's nothing compared to other pieces of her work and those scenes are often very brief, but they are there.
I hope I've helped and I hope you enjoy the book!
Rating: 4
Summary: A thrilling read
Comment: A fantastic book! This is my favorite Anne Rice novel. A definite page-turner, unlike some of her other lengthier reads. It's pure escapist fantasy. Read this if you want to immerse yourself in an adventurous romance with likeable characters and an exciting, fast-paced plot--expect to be entertained and gratified after reading this. I've read the book twice and was never bored.
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Title: Servant of the Bones by Anne Rice ISBN: 0345389417 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 28 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Witching Hour by ANNE RICE ISBN: 0345384466 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 22 March, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Taltos by Anne Rice ISBN: 0345404319 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 31 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Pandora by Anne Rice ISBN: 0345422384 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 26 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Cry to Heaven by Anne Rice ISBN: 0345396936 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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