Reviews

The Mummy or Ramses the Damned by Anne Rice

the_fang_kid's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

An interesting, romantic take on the mummy rises from the grave concept. Use of ableist language, though I believe it's more reflective of the late 1980s (when this was written) than the writer herself as her other works are more progressive in general.

damiscous's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

laytongraph's review against another edition

2.0

DNF at 70%

The characters are cardboard caricatures and are entirely unlikeable and unrelatable. The plot is sort of aimless as well and has no real momentum until the 65% mark and even then it didn’t hold my interest. Very subpar compared to Rice’s other novels.

smidge03's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ramtico's review against another edition

2.0

4

stormydays's review

5.0

Lovely written. I love History so this book just captivated me from the beginning to end.

23kak85's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. I loved that they combined real history with Cleopatra and Marc Antony into the story. The book was fast paced, and while I wasn't on the edge of my seat the entire book, it kept me engaged and I enjoyed it. Anne Rice writes very well, and while she is descriptive, I don't feel like she is long winded. The only trouble that I have with this book is that it leaves with a bit of a cliff hanger, it says at the end of the book that the adventures of Ramsey's the Damned will continue, but as far as I'm aware Anne Rice didn't write a sequel to this book. I am excited to start on Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles series now.

zoes_human's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense

2.0

beachybookstack's review against another edition

4.0

This was my first Ann Rice book, I have no idea why I haven't read any of her work before. This one caught my eye, a beat up little paperback on a packed shelf at NY Housing Works. $3? I figured, 'hey might as well try her out' and I'm glad I did. The story had few slow spots, lots of chase, and plenty of 'what will he do now?' There was an element of unpredictability with Ramses and Elliott, a lot of characters I've encountered in the past have had such linear patterns. I could not wait for them to off Henry, oh my god he is such a hedonistic idiot. Cleopatra was a loose cannon. I feel like Julie was 'modern' thinking for the early 1910s but otherwise very dependent on Ramses.
The ending was alright, and overall I enjoyed the book.

ashbeth2011's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0