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-- The Washington Times

"At his best, he is a mapmaker of the mind, charting the farthest reaches of the imagination. His Great and Secret Show is, in fact, the world inside our heads: the place of possibilities., some dark and dangerous, others bright and beautiful, and some of them liberating."

-- The New York Times

"Allusive and mythic, complex and entertaining."

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Unpredictable & Different, Janv. 27 2004

Par	BigRig (Trout Creek (Salisbury), PA) - Voir tous mes commentaires

This review is from: Great And Secret Show (Paperback)

This is the first Clive Barker book I have ever read & I can say it won't be the last. This is a excellent & different story with great character & plot development. This book is unpredictable and moves smoothly making it difficult to put down. This is a must read book.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 It's no secret...., Avril 16 2009

Par	Jamieson Villeneuve "Author at Large" (Ottawa Ontario Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

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the dead letter room in the middle of Omaha, Randolph Jaffe has stumbled upon a secret. At first, the secret isn't clear, just vague references to something called the Art. The Art begins to consume Jaffe, taking over his life. Its secrets continue to elude Jaffe until he cracks part of the code.

The Art are laws governing an alternate reality called Quididdty. Quididdty is the dream see, the dreamscape, the magic that runs through all our fantasies. Jaffe can think of nothing else except the Art and becoming a master of it. Quididdty is his for the taking.

Taking a scientist named Fletcher under his wing to further his growing evil, Jaffe hopes to get one step closer to mastering the Art. Fletcher creates a transforming drug they call Nuncio, which uses the principals of the Art. What they don't realize is that it will become their undoing.

Fletcher realizes that Jaffe is evil and attempts to stop his plans by destroying the Nuncio. He knows that the drug is capable of transforming anyone into what ever they are most on the inside. Good becomes great. Evil becomes more so. Except, the Nuncio has other plans. It transforms Fletcher and then Jaffe into Demigods. Not content to let the other live, (after all, good must always triumph over evil) Fletcher and Jaffe engage in a battle that brings them to Palamo Grove, a small town and an ideal place to hide and rest in the earth while regaining the energy to continue fighting.

Years pass. Then something unthinkable happens. Four girls, dubbed The League of Virgins, become pregnant after swimming in a river that appeared on the edge of town. When the girls start talking of being raped in the river, gossip in the small town grows to an all time high. No one knows the truth, however, no matter how crazy the rumors.

Jaffe and Fletcher have impregnated four women in hopes of producing offspring to continue the battle they began so many years ago. Fletcher knows that he cannot allow Jaffe to gain access to the Art, to Quididdty; otherwise, it could mean the end of the world, and dreams, as we know it...

What Barker does here is create myth and he does so beautifully. It's a difficult thing to create an epic myth from the ground up, but Barker does so in "The Great and Secret Show" with such skill and mastery that you know he has a gift. The plot mentioned above doesn't even begin to describe the plot for this book. It is a big, wonderfully sprawling dive into wonderland.

What I love about books by Clive Barker is that they are usually character driven. This is also the case here. While there is a lot of focus on myth and legend here, Barker also focuses on the people filling his tale. It's a good thing he does - there is a cast of hundreds here and we get to know almost all of them through out "The Great and Secret Show". What's wonderful is that this is actually the first novel in a trilogy, The Books of Art.

I devoured this book. Quididdty now floats through my dreams and haunts my waking hours. This is an amazing book. It's a big one, but it's worth it. An amazing piece of literature, a great beginning to an epic fantasy, any way you look at it, this is an amazing read.

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3.0�toiles sur 5 In the Middle, Nov. 11 2003

Par	Tyler Tanner (Los Angeles, CA United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

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This is the third book I've read by Barker. The last one, Damanation game I really did not care for, But the Thief of Always I loved. This falls somewhwere in the middle. The imagery and fable like quality of storytelling work well here. Just like almost every other Barker book, it has a healthy dose of sexuality mixed in with gore. Barker fans know what I'm talking about. First timers may find it a bit much.

Creating your own mythology is hard to pull off. Barker manages better than most who have attempted it. He slowly explains his concepts letting the reader digest what he is trying to get across one small portion at a time.
However, the characterization is hit and miss. Jaffe, the antagonist is fully developed and Barker really makes the ambiguity of the character tangible and you feel for him. But you don't realize the "true" protagonist until a good third into the book because they do not show up until then. When it does happen, the revelation seems whimsical and I found it difficult to accept. Especially when he does such a great job with Jaffe.

There is a Shakespearian element to this book that works very well and should have been the dominating element to this story. I think readers would have been satisfied with that. The love triangle and the events that led up to it are fully realized. He had enough to propel his grand scheme with just that. But the additional characters, such as the reporter and his friend were gratuitous. Maybe they play a bigger part in the sequel called "Everville."

I can see why people love this book and I can see why people hate it. Some great stuff but it's unbalanced.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Wow.
I consider myself a fairly slow reader, but I finished this book in about a week. It was not at all hard to read or understand. I could not put it down!! Read more

Publi� le Oct. 22 2003 par Kina M Heather

5.0�toiles sur 5 Thinking Man's (or Woman's) Horror
GSS is a compelling mixture of stories that only a master like Clive Barker could pull together.

Among the many stories a lucky ready will find in this book are star-crossed... Read more

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3.0�toiles sur 5 The Good and secret Show
This is the fourth book I've read by barker and I think I've figured out why I haven't turned into a fan. Read more

Publi� le Avril 1 2003 par Ja'Maul Redmond

5.0�toiles sur 5 Very enjoyable read of a fantastic landscape of the mind
This is definitely an interesting book but, then again, that probably depends on what interests you. Read more

Publi� le Mars 20 2003 par Jeff Nyman

5.0�toiles sur 5 The past, the future, and the dreaming moment between
When Randolph Jaffe applies for a job in the "Dead Letter Office" in Omaha, Nebraska he has no clue of what kind of world he is about to enter. Read more

Publi� le F�v 10 2003 par Geert Daelemans

1.0�toiles sur 5 Not A Fan
This was the first Clive Barker book I've read. I was not impressed by anything - characters, plot, or writing style. Read more

Publi� le Nov. 10 2002

5.0�toiles sur 5 5 stars, of course, but...
Considering I love Barkers style, imagination, ability... (hmmm, obsessed fan I am not, I promise) and The Great and Secret Show definately showcased his talents (and fairly... Read more

Publi� le Oct. 28 2002 par A. Ball

5.0�toiles sur 5 A Masterpiece of Dark Fantasy
"The Great and Secret Show" is one of the best books I have ever read. I've read many Barker books and while all of them are fantastic, this one is unbelievable. Read more

Publi� le Oct. 27 2002 par Caris O'Malley

5.0�toiles sur 5 mesmerization
a powerful, eloquent work that coalesces mysterious events in the lives of strange, alluring characters. Read more

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3.0�toiles sur 5 No Place For Taste
This is a very good plot: twisted, dramatic, and memorable. Be forewarned, though: this book is riddled with gratuitous sex, gratuitous sex, and more gratuitous sex. Read more

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