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nerdybooklady's review against another edition
2.0
This one was ok. Read it in about 45mins. Mediocre story. Some of the other goosebumps are better.
ashlyn_f_stel's review against another edition
4.0
This was a good, solid juvenile Halloween read. I didn’t read the first book about Gabe so I was a little lost but it didn’t take away from my enjoyment too much. I didn’t see the couple twists coming so I appreciated that and I would definitely read this to my kids in the future. Overall I’m glad I picked it up as a quick October read!
smaezane's review against another edition
1.0
This book is 50% incomplete sentences. The author is redundant and wordy. I had such trouble getting my kids to sit and listen. I'm so glad it's over!
dtaylorbooks's review against another edition
5.0
So I think Stine’s real comfort zone is middle grade. I think Goosebumps, while at times silly, have far more developed plots, settings, and characters than his young adult stuff. In RETURN OF THE MUMMY, for instance, Stine takes his time setting the scene of Gabe going to Egypt and developing the setting while in Egypt at the dig site. The visual is much more real in my head than reading most of his YA stuff because, I think, so much of the book is setting up the creepy part to come.
Gabe and his cousin Sari have a sibling-level antagonistic relationship fueled by unwarranted competition and bickering but when stuff really starts happening they’re there for each other and protecting each other, no matter how much they may say they annoy each other. In fact, I think these two pre-teens are far more developed than a lot of Stine’s teenagers in his Fear Street books. They actually come across as real characters with multiple dimensions. Not once did I find myself balking at what was going on. I was just having fun with the story.
And it was a fun story. Never mind that it fuels my obsession for all things ancient Egypt. It was a genuinely fun and creepy story in a somewhat unique setting with POC characters (that seem to be rather lacking in Stine’s older stuff, at least). The story seemed to be modeled after Tutankhamen’s finding back in the 20s with the nestled chambers and mummy’s curse and all of that but I think it just added to the greatness of the story (at least to me, I can really appreciate that).
Plus it had a creepy edge to it. And for a lot of the book it was just slowly moving along with nothing really out of the ordinary going on. There was a lot of creep served up within a few short chapters. It was there and gone but I think it was just enough. The setting itself, out in the middle of the desert, at night, with things that have been dead for thousands of years, is creepy in its own right. The moment of reanimated mummy just adds to all of that.
So yeah, RETURN OF THE MUMMY is a super fun Goosebumps book. Great characters, great story, and I think it really epitomizes Stine’s craft and is indicative of what he does best and why people like him so much. This is what he’s good at.
4.5
Gabe and his cousin Sari have a sibling-level antagonistic relationship fueled by unwarranted competition and bickering but when stuff really starts happening they’re there for each other and protecting each other, no matter how much they may say they annoy each other. In fact, I think these two pre-teens are far more developed than a lot of Stine’s teenagers in his Fear Street books. They actually come across as real characters with multiple dimensions. Not once did I find myself balking at what was going on. I was just having fun with the story.
And it was a fun story. Never mind that it fuels my obsession for all things ancient Egypt. It was a genuinely fun and creepy story in a somewhat unique setting with POC characters (that seem to be rather lacking in Stine’s older stuff, at least). The story seemed to be modeled after Tutankhamen’s finding back in the 20s with the nestled chambers and mummy’s curse and all of that but I think it just added to the greatness of the story (at least to me, I can really appreciate that).
Plus it had a creepy edge to it. And for a lot of the book it was just slowly moving along with nothing really out of the ordinary going on. There was a lot of creep served up within a few short chapters. It was there and gone but I think it was just enough. The setting itself, out in the middle of the desert, at night, with things that have been dead for thousands of years, is creepy in its own right. The moment of reanimated mummy just adds to all of that.
So yeah, RETURN OF THE MUMMY is a super fun Goosebumps book. Great characters, great story, and I think it really epitomizes Stine’s craft and is indicative of what he does best and why people like him so much. This is what he’s good at.
4.5
louisegraveyard's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
laurencarter's review against another edition
3.0
Read for reading 26 goosebumps books in 12 hours
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aliterarylion's review against another edition
3.0
I'm finally getting back into the Goosebumps series after I moved and I got all my books out of storage. This felt like a really unnecessary sequel and I wish it was used for an original story instead. It focused on the same awful cousins before who were uber competitive and very nauseating to read. This was a waste of my time but I'm glad that I'm picking up the series again after months' hiatus. The Egyptian setting was still pretty rad but I can't help but emphasize the importance of not chanting strange Latin inscriptions without knowing what they do. Didn't your mummy teach you anything?
glennas94's review against another edition
2.0
Currently rereading my original Goosebumps collection
The sequel to The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb. Gabe returns to Cairo to visit his cousin Sari and his uncle Ben, who is close to discovering an ancient sacred tomb. But when Gabe discovers a secret chant that supposedly wakes the dead, can he resist?
This book just seems like a rehash of the first. There weren't any new or interesting ideas which haven't already been done in previous books of the series. I was disappointed that there were hardly any references to the plot of the first book. It just makes it seem like 'Oh yeah, none of that stuff in the original book actually happened.'
Also, the writing felt rushed and lazy. I have to say though that I didn't see the big twist coming (I can't say too much without ruining it), and I did get a little lesson in history.
Read from September 30. 2013 - October 1, 2013
The sequel to The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb. Gabe returns to Cairo to visit his cousin Sari and his uncle Ben, who is close to discovering an ancient sacred tomb. But when Gabe discovers a secret chant that supposedly wakes the dead, can he resist?
This book just seems like a rehash of the first. There weren't any new or interesting ideas which haven't already been done in previous books of the series. I was disappointed that there were hardly any references to the plot of the first book. It just makes it seem like 'Oh yeah, none of that stuff in the original book actually happened.'
Also, the writing felt rushed and lazy. I have to say though that I didn't see the big twist coming (I can't say too much without ruining it), and I did get a little lesson in history.
Read from September 30. 2013 - October 1, 2013
raisan's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0