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jnicweb's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
3.0
I like Dracula better. I don’t like when novels are told like a story one character tells the other characters in big blocks of text.
psoglav's review against another edition
1.0
UKUPNA OCENA (overall rating) ★ 1/5 stars
Radnja (story) ★
Ideja (plot idea) ★★
Okruženje (setting) ★★
Pripovedanje (writing style) ★✫
Likovi (characters) ★
Pozitivno (pros) - nema.
Negativno (cons) - glupa radnja, besmisleni dijalozi.
Radnja (story) ★
Ideja (plot idea) ★★
Okruženje (setting) ★★
Pripovedanje (writing style) ★✫
Likovi (characters) ★
Pozitivno (pros) - nema.
Negativno (cons) - glupa radnja, besmisleni dijalozi.
madamenovelist's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Blood
Moderate: Xenophobia and Colonisation
This audiobook has the edited “happy ending” that is different from the original ending and overall does not match the story.nadiamer's review against another edition
1.0
I struggled to continue reading this book. But I continued for the hope that I would enjoy it more by the end, that I might understand it better. Though the ending was disappointing. The writing is well done but the story itself is not something that I enjoy. There still was a few interesting parts but I’m just glad I’ve finished it and I can move onto a new book.
han_nur's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
dipt_in_folly's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
broccoli_aesthetics's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Very cool mysterious atmosphere, especially in the first part of the book. The characters are quite abyssal tho.
Remember to check out both the original and edited endings.
Remember to check out both the original and edited endings.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism and Sexism
XIX century standard racism and sexism, but not uncommon in books from that period. Just keep in mind the historical context in which it was written.jonwood's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
I just found this novel to be insufferably dull. Perhaps it was the narration of the edition I was listening to, but I could not always follow the plot and found it to move at a snail's pace.
biopsychosocial's review against another edition
5.0
Beware the Mummy’s Curse! Like Victorian gothic? Meet Egyptian gothic. Many people know that Bram Stoker created the modern idea of the vampire with Dracula, but did you know he also created the modern idea of the mummy’s curse? The Jewel of the Seven Stars tells the story of what happens to those who try to exploit mysterious powers that should not be toyed with. When Queen Tera (who ruled Egypt and was subsequently erased from history by the priesthood; very likely based upon the very real female Pharaoh Hatshepsut) is found by two Egyptologists and shipped to England, things get hairy very quickly. Has the beautiful and enigmatic Tera been reincarnated in the bewitching and inscrutable Margaret? Is Tera still alive? Can the Professor harness her black magic learned from the stars for his own glory? And what powers does Queen Tera’s ruby possess? Is it her very soul? Gruesome murders, catatonic professors, reincarnated beauties, lovesick lawyers, and dark experiments in provincial English village basements all seem to occur around this mummy. It has it all!
It should be noted this book has two versions. An original version and a reworked version published later due to people’s outrage over agnostic beliefs and an unpopular ending. I recommend reading both (most books now include both versions).
This little known book harnesses the Egyptian mania of the Victorian and Edwardian eras and it’s themes can be seen in movie and tv story lines to this day (The Mummy and The Mummy 2, anyone?). Want a creepy Victorian romance, fantasy, horror thriller? This book satisfies.
It should be noted this book has two versions. An original version and a reworked version published later due to people’s outrage over agnostic beliefs and an unpopular ending. I recommend reading both (most books now include both versions).
This little known book harnesses the Egyptian mania of the Victorian and Edwardian eras and it’s themes can be seen in movie and tv story lines to this day (The Mummy and The Mummy 2, anyone?). Want a creepy Victorian romance, fantasy, horror thriller? This book satisfies.
fantasythat's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Begins promisingly with all of the action, then devolves into a load of scientific stuff that was a bit hard to follow and the close of the book is in keeping with the second half. Mystery in the first half, confusion in the second, to conclude. Update: reading the earlier edition with the original ending might have bumped the rating up a bit.