The Jewel of Seven Stars Audiobook

" I saw the movie first, and the book is rather different from that, so there were unexpected events and details, which I liked. I won't give anything away, but there is a bit of a shock ending! I remember feeling rather bewildered about it, actually. "

" I don't know who the fuck Alan Rodgers is, but this is a Bram Stoker book. I don't know why I liked this one, I guess there was just a good balance between charaterization and plot. "

" I had initially been interested at the idea of reading this book because I knew nothing about it. I have read Dracula, but most people are familiar with it's storyline never having read it themselves. I will say that as I was reading the book I was proactively trying to think out the plot in advance to try to guess what the conclusion would be. So I was initially captivated by its mystery and intrigue. Unfortunately, I was disappointed in the ending...because nothing happened. I guess movies like "The Mummy" have pre-conditioned me to the expectation of not only the release of some kind of supernatural evil, but also the overthrowing of such an evil entity to restore peace and civility back to the world. After I read this book I discovered that the original ending had been changed by the author. I had read this version of the book, so I sought after the original ending. I am disappointed to say that the original ending also leaves much to be desired. Plus I have too many questions remaining regarding the apparent psychic-like connection between Margaret Trelawny and Queen Tera. What was the cause of Margaret's change of disposition? How would Margaret know the severity of future events? "

" Great book, but a very odd and abrupt ending. "

" It's no Dracula, sadly. Quite boring tbh... And the ending sucked... "

" A mummy story from Bram Stoker...fairly decent in terms of building suspense, and interesting from a historical perspective in terms of all of the reverence towards assorted psychic phenomena that were taken as either proven or sure to be scientifically proven in the near future. "

" 3.5 stars.If you are into all things egyptian, then this is the book for you.Slow to read due to the language, good story though, considering it was written a while back.Not easy beach reading but not bad anyway..... "

" Not even close to being as awesome as Dracula. The story drags on and on, the characters are rather flat, the suspense doesn't grip you and the ending was just flat out anticlimactic. Don't waste your afternoon. "

" The introduction and footnotes were more interesting than most of the book. I find it difficult to believe that Stoker wrote the 1912 ending. "

" Victorians resurrect a mummy. As mediocre books go, this has been surprisingly influential. "

" Decent Victorian-era horror novel where people sit around and talk a lot. Also, this novel reinforces my general belief that all Victorian men were not only perverted weirdos but hypocrites about it, too. "

" Great book. I was in the mood for some kind of suspense novel, and after having read Stoker's Dracula, I thought I'd give one of his other books a try. I wasn't disappointed. "

" There are two endings to the book. The original dark ending is more interesting. This is much more atmospheric than other horror stories as it always seems that supernatural events only happen when the narrator or other characters aren't watching. "

" The book was an interesting read. "

" I did like this book, tense at times, mysterious, creepy- but the ending was rewritten and there's a note about it and i have to say i was a bit confused by the finish. Now i want to go check out tales of mummies :) "

" Egyptology, mystery, history, magic - good plot, well told "

" Stoker is best known for 'Dracula,' of course. But this is a nice period piece that has been made into two movies over the last 30 years. "

" Apart from Dracula, Stoker hasn't written anything that remotely makes sense. "

" The book had a really great set-up . . . thousands of years old mummy, dark magic, creepy London setting, Egyptologists and a beautiful girl in danger. It built up to a suspenseful climax and then . . . nothing. "

" I did like this book, tense at times, mysterious, creepy- but the ending was rewritten and there's a note about it and i have to say i was a bit confused by the finish. Now i want to go check out tales of mummies :) "

" This novel was absolutely horrible. It draged on for what seemed like eternity, I kept falling asleep from boredom while reading it, and I never could get into it. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone. "

" All right that's it. No more Mr Stoker for me. "

" Good book, but the ending is missing something "

" 3.5 stars.If you are into all things egyptian, then this is the book for you.Slow to read due to the language, good story though, considering it was written a while back.Not easy beach reading but not bad anyway..... "

" Decent Victorian-era horror novel where people sit around and talk a lot. Also, this novel reinforces my general belief that all Victorian men were not only perverted weirdos but hypocrites about it, too. "

" I can't see why someone would waste 350 pages of characterization and plot just to kill all but one character in the last 2 pages. Mr. Stoker can do better than this and he proved it with Dracula. The abrupt and ambiguous ending makes for a very unfulfilling read. 2 stars ya'll. "

" A mummy story from Bram Stoker...fairly decent in terms of building suspense, and interesting from a historical perspective in terms of all of the reverence towards assorted psychic phenomena that were taken as either proven or sure to be scientifically proven in the near future. "

" Great book, but a very odd and abrupt ending. "