Transcript Anne Rice The Mummy

Anne Rice
The Mummy
Title: The Mummy
Author: Anne Rice
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Pages: 476
Publisher: , 0
ISBN: 0140132015
Format: PDF / Kindle / ePub
Size: 8 MB
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Description
Ramses the Great has reawakened in opulent Edwardian London. Having drunk the elixir of life,
he is now Ramses the Damned, doomed forever to wander the earth, desperate to quell
hungers that can never be satisfied. He becomes the close companion of a voluptuous heiress,
Julie Stratford, but his cursed past again propels him toward disaster. He is tormented by
searing memories of his last reawakening, at the behest of Cleopatra, his beloved queen of
Egypt. And his intense longing for her, undiminished over the centuries, will force him to commit
an act that will place everyone around him in the gravest danger
Insightful reviews
Delicious Strawberry: At 4.5/5 stars, the Mummy stands out as one of Ms. Rice's best
standalone novels, and is even better than some of her Vampire books (the later ones, anyway)
The read is entertaining and the characters are fluid. Not everyone might like this book, but the
descriptions have the flair Ms. Rice used to have before her novels started to go sour (around
Blackwood Farm/Blood Canticle) and I definitely loved reading this book. I would give this book
a perfect 5 stars if Ms. Rice had gone through with her message at the end of this book and
made a sequel.
Simona Bartolotta: La 'mummia' di un romanzo, forse.
Da premettere che la prima parte mi era piaciuta: l'idea di partenza è affascinante. Già dopo
primi capitoli però, l'autrice inizia a perdersi in assurde ripetizioni, diventa incoerente, scostante,
tutta la storia acquista un'inverosimiglianza quasi inaccettabile. Ogni singolo sviluppo si basa
sul presupposto che tutti i personaggi, chi più chi meno (ma io sarei propensa per il più), siano
affetti da una acuta forma di demenza.
Julie è come se non esistesse, una completa rammollita, tanto il faraone del cavolo fa lo stesso
quello che vuole; i rimorsi, i sensi di colpa, tutte cose da tenere in considerazione per due, tre
pagine fino a raggiungere intollerabili gradi di commiserazione vengono poi gettati al vento
come nulla fosse. Puff; Alex è talmente stupido, ma talmente stupido, che quando si accorge
che la donna del mistero si comporta esattamente come Ramses, non solo collega i due, ma
dimentica subito questo improvviso exploit della sua intelligenza, e non si insospettisce
minimamente! Bah.
E pensare che me lo avevano consigliato caldamente. E pensare che se quei duemila anni
nella tomba non avessero causato a Ramses gravi danni cerebrali sarebbe anche stato un
personaggio interessante (sotto molti punti di vista!).
Un'idea di fondo sviluppata molto male, in pratica.
Michael Mallory: First, I'm a middle-aged guy who does not read bodice-rippers as a rule.
Perhaps "ever" is a better word. But I happen to love mummy fiction, be it in the form of a movie
or a book. That was what prompted me to dive into Anne Rice's "The Mummy," which, prior to
"The Da Vinci Code," was the worst book I could not put down. Perhaps anticipating the
Brendan Fraser Mummy movies that came along several years later, this Mummy is not a
shriveled, bandaged, mute zombie hit man, stumping around and strangling anyone that has
p.o.'d some guy in a Fez; he's a reconstituted, perfectly modern-looking, very verbose
heartthrob who happens to be secretly a few thousand years old. And therein lies the rub, at
least for me: what follows is a post-Edwardian romance novel with some of the most
excruciating dialogue on record; Leslie Nielsen should have done the audio book. And yet, I
kept turning the pages, in spite of myself. So if you, like me, prefer the likes of a prunefaced
beswathed nightmare, dragging his foot behind him as he shambles his way to his next victim,
then you may be disappointed in this reincarnation, even though the adventure aspect of the
story holds interest. If, however, you're sick of dashing Byronic vampires and want to try a
dashing Byronic mummy, who melts the heart of a panting, virginal heroine with a penchant for
spouting lines that even Judi Dench couldn't sell, then this is the book for you. "Reader, I buried
him!"
Katie: cannot think it took me see you later to learn this one. There are just one or of Rice's
books that i have not liked, yet this one used to be vintage Rice. She captures the historic
temper perfectly, the grandeur and romance and mystery, the eroticism that's one way or the
other woven into each scene, with out being trite or distracting. simply whilst i believe i
understand how she will get to the bottom of things, she is going in a very various -- but
completely becoming and pleasing -- direction. there are numerous topics during this person
who echo the vampires, which was once neat to see. i am not certain which got here first,
although i believe vampires have been her first love. This novel is the tale of Ramses, an
immortal mummy who's introduced again to lifestyles unknowingly through the archeologist who
discovers his tomb. It then follows him and the people who understand his mystery from
England to Egypt, and ponders what is going to develop into of the remainder immortality elixir. i
like to recommend this one to someone who loves Rice, or historic delusion that won't too
"fantasy".
Lynn: this can be my absolute all time favourite booklet by means of Anne Rice! She brought
me to a brand new form of mummy that was once truly attractive. it is not your commonplace
"Mummy" type story. The intro of Cleopatra relatively threw me for a loop. Anne Rice's "The
Mummy" encouraged me to write down my very own novel. you could believe the characters
and spot the environment so vividly. Her twist at the "Mummy" was once a stunning and
delightful shock! i need to have learn this novel 10 occasions within the previous few years.
suggest it to everyone!
miaaa: this e-book taught me that being immortal is a curse. if being immortal capability you
couldn't get pleasure from issues round you simply because you are so get used to it, i might
quite dwell for a short while but dwelling it up.***buku ini mengajarkanku menjadi abadi itu
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