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Summary: EXCELLENT Mummy story
Review: This is in my opinion, one of the best books Anne was written. It was very original and captured my imagination throughout! It does not matter whether you liked her Vampire stories or not, this book stands on it's own and is a great spin on the mummy story.
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: I am a big fan of Anne Rice, and while I loved her Vampire Chronicles and the tales of the Mayfair Witches, this is by far my favorite book by her. It weaves a superb story of love and lost, of vengeance and sorrow, incorporating the wonderful history and essence of Egypt in it as well. I simply loved it and I advise all to read it!
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Summary: The Mummy
Review: Anne Rice's The Mummy is based on the reawkening of Edwardian London, who later is known as the mummy called Ramses the Damned, London was cursed before he died. He drank the Elixir of life, which makes him immortal, and slaved to his love who sends him on a killing rampage. The mummy is a must for anyone who appreciates creativity and brilliance. Anne Rice fulfilles all requirements a spectator could fathum. Her brilliance is best demonstrated when she aparted the blocked buster hit the mummy, from her novel. Her creativity was best demonstrated when she preceeded to get into the antagonist's head, instead of focusing on the protagonist actions, like in the big blockbuster hit the mummy. Anne rice's The Mummy is a masterpiece that portrays exquisite imagination, brilliance, excitement, and terror. Thus, if you are one who seeks and favors these qualities in a novel, then Anne Rice's The Mummy is the book that you won't want to pass up.
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Summary: Great Book!!
Review: The Mummy or Ramses the damned, great book if you are into Egypt and the wonderful writing style of Anne Rice. She is the master of the supernatural. As soon as you are done with this book, you will want to read more. Still waiting for the sequel.
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Summary: My Fair Mummy
Review: Rice sticks to her vampire themes by abandoning her vampire trappings, with good results.Like most of Rice's best work, The Mummy deals with the trials of immortality, and existential angst. It reads like an Agatha Christie novel, or a period melodrama or soap opera, and plays with some of the most absurd plot elements imaginable, yet Rice manages to pull it all off and leave you wanting more. Egyptologist Julie Stratford inadvertently awakens the mummy of Ramses the Damned, who is actually an immortal taking a very long nap. He's really a very handsome and urbane fellow, once he's free of those dusty bandages and rehydrated a bit. He's also a very quick learner, not only picking up the English language, but even managing the British accent to go with it, faster than you can sing your favorite song from My Fair Lady. He slips with ease into English society, and becomes embroiled in the nasty and potentially lethal melodrama that is Julie's present life. Along the way, he misses his old mistress, Cleopatra, and makes the mistake of waking her up - she just isn't quite her old Elizabeth Taylor self anymore, being a wee bit testy and homicidal in her brain-damaged state. Yes, it all sounds ridiculous, but it works, in a sort of romantic fantasy way, and is quite dramatic and sometimes horrific, to boot. The one real flaw with this novel is that it doesn't have a proper ending, which is a failing of nearly all Rice's works. The whole thing would fall flat on its face if Rice either cracked a smile at any point during the telling of the tale, or, conversely, made the mistake of expecting it to be taken in all seriousness, but instead she simply presents the piece as a kind of wonderfully escapist 1950s or '60s Saturday matinee. I do have one complaint, however. Rice promised this series would continue. So? When?
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Summary: Blessedly Different
Review: I bought this book expecting it to be about vampires, as usual. I mean, honestly, when you think Anne Rice, you think Vampires. They go together kind of like cookies and milk. But, as I got into The Mummy, I realized it was not the typical vampire story I was expecting. It opened my eyes a bit, and got me looking for more books by Rice that are not amidst the Vampire Chronicles. I was definitely pleasantly surprised :)
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Summary: NICE RENDITION OF THE MUMMY TALE
Review: When I picked up this book, I didn't know what to expect, I was hoping more for a mummy tale where the mummy was wrapped in bandages for the entire story, but what I got was different. Ramsey is this stud muffin that has a romance with Julie the main charactor. To make a long story short, I thought the action was fair and the story well thought out, even if she based it on a screenplay previously written in the 80's. But Anne Rice is not my favorite writer, and it will be awhile till I can get the strength up enough to read another one of her books.
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Summary: Wish there were a sequel, or do I?
Review: This is one of the first Anne Rice books I read in the early 1990s. I loved it! I've also read many of Anne Rice's books in the Vampire Chronicles and Mayfair Witches series'. In the 1990s I wondered, Why didn't she write more about Ramses the Damned? But as her books have begun to drag in some areas or contain far too many characters to keep track of in recent years I've thought instead, Why mess with a good thing? If you don't like Anne Rice's later books, you may very well like this one.
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Summary: The Best Book I Have Ever Read
Review: This is by far the best book i've read! It's a tale of mystery, action, and love. It is full of memorable characters from Elliot to Samir and Alex to Cleopatra. I instantly fell in love with the character of Ramses. He is so innocent but at the same time he is regal and sophisticated. The romance between Ramses and Julie was the most beatuiful love I have ever read. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a great story!
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Summary: The Mummy
Review: I am not an Anne Rice Fan. I tried to read Interview with a Vampire, and it was so tedious, I quit. I read the Witch series, but I quit after three books. I picked up The Mummy in a used book store because I was desparate for something to read. I stayed up all night to finish it, and rushed to the nearest book store to get the second volume, only to find out, she never wrote it. I loved it. I would love to see Adrian Paul (Highlander) play the part or Sean Connery (may be too old). I hate that she didn't do the next part, and left us hanging with the monster Cleopatra running around the countryside killing. Nothing heavy, but a real entertaining read. 03/18 I just found out from her website, she doesn't plan to do the next one.
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