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A review by a_chickletz
The Mummy by Anne Rice
3.0
My friend was shocked when I had not read this book, and he was pleased when he found out I owned a copy. He said it is one of his favorites amongst Anne Rice's work. Now with a sequel coming out (which was a surprise to both he and I), I decided to read this as my first creepy read for the month of October.
I find the Mummy always to be a fascinating story - any time Hollywood adapts it the focus on the reincarnation trope. Which isn't a bad thing, but it is something that I do get tired of. I bless Hammer Horror to be a company who actually went down a different (strange, yes) path with the Mummy films.
When I look back on my statuses I collected when reading this book I seemed to focus on the plot. It is clearly one of those films that would work great as a film. You got Victorian times, Ancient Egypt, love story, murder, superstition/witchcraft, and immortality. Though it is told by Anne Rice, you do have to put up with her endless repitional style (her 'I'm gonna describe something in a couple sentences and then tell you exactly what you just read in the last sentence of the paragraph'). You also have to put up with inner monologues of characters that make no sense what so ever. And finally, sex - random ass sex. (I think sex in a story should be earned and not used so abundantly unless it is a part of the plot. Apparently I did not know until more than half way through the story that the sex drive of the 'Mummy' or those that become immortal, goes up along with their eating habits.)
I didn't like any of the characters, except for Eliott. Strange that I'd fixate on the character who seemed to be villain of the piece. However, I found that he was after something and he worked his ass off to get it.
The character that gets the worst treatment had to be Cleopatra. I'm not going into any more detail. She is certainly something in this story, and she ain't no pleasant rose but at least she never changes her attitude nor her sights.
I rate this title down two stars for the lack of editing, the fact that Ramses is a dumbass and so is his lover, Julia.
I find the Mummy always to be a fascinating story - any time Hollywood adapts it the focus on the reincarnation trope. Which isn't a bad thing, but it is something that I do get tired of. I bless Hammer Horror to be a company who actually went down a different (strange, yes) path with the Mummy films.
When I look back on my statuses I collected when reading this book I seemed to focus on the plot. It is clearly one of those films that would work great as a film. You got Victorian times, Ancient Egypt, love story, murder, superstition/witchcraft, and immortality. Though it is told by Anne Rice, you do have to put up with her endless repitional style (her 'I'm gonna describe something in a couple sentences and then tell you exactly what you just read in the last sentence of the paragraph'). You also have to put up with inner monologues of characters that make no sense what so ever. And finally, sex - random ass sex. (I think sex in a story should be earned and not used so abundantly unless it is a part of the plot. Apparently I did not know until more than half way through the story that the sex drive of the 'Mummy' or those that become immortal, goes up along with their eating habits.)
I didn't like any of the characters, except for Eliott. Strange that I'd fixate on the character who seemed to be villain of the piece. However, I found that he was after something and he worked his ass off to get it.
The character that gets the worst treatment had to be Cleopatra. I'm not going into any more detail. She is certainly something in this story, and she ain't no pleasant rose but at least she never changes her attitude nor her sights.
I rate this title down two stars for the lack of editing, the fact that Ramses is a dumbass and so is his lover, Julia.