Name: The Mummy
ISBN: 9780439113076

Stephen Sommers

The Mummy

Meg K

To be fair, the writing isn’t anything phenomenal… I’m giving it the high rating for the sake of the films 😂 BUT there were some nice extra tidbits of information thrown into the story that we don’t get in the film (perhaps cut to save on time?) The story is pretty fast-paced to keep a young reader engaged, but some content isn’t exactly “kid friendly” (i.e. mummifying people alive, self harm, gruesome murders, gun fights). It’s barely toned down from the movie in terms of content, so if you’re deciding whether or not your young reader is ready for this book, ask yourself if you would allow them to watch the film. Basically it’s more of a young adult novelization than a junior novelization. The set of images from the movie are great!