In the Flesh

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Summary: Your nightmares made flesh
Review: "In The Flesh" was the inspiration for "Candyman," which drew upon the bloody Mary legend. Clive Barker is truly inventive.

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Summary: Hi Amazon
Review: A Most Artfully written book. Zipping ON through thIS book is not a problem. RUN out and BuY THis Excellent booK. Kudos to Klive.

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Summary: Best work in Horror fiction!
Review: Clive is par excellence! His work is amazing! Gripping! Enthralling! Emotionally stimulating! I could go on, but I won't. My opinion: If you don't have this book you are missing out! Also, check out Mark Ventimiglia's new book. He is a contemporary of Clive's and his work rivals the master. I discovered him by accident and must say, I was impressed!

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Summary: A perfect introduction to the world of Clive Barker.
Review: For those who are unfamiliar with his work, I've found that this book is an incredible introduction to the world of Clive Barker. It is more than just come spooky stories. Rather, each story stretches the limits of your imagination and forces you to question your personal perception of reality. I haven't found a book that gave me the shivers this much since Stephen King's Salem's Lot.

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Summary: fantastic story-telling
Review: I enjoyed this book of four short stories. It was well-written and very subtle. Barker tells four very different stories about the human mind. The first story was the most interesting, focusing on two inmates in a prison. It focuses on the question of original sin.

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Summary: My first taste of a superior imagination
Review: I must say, I get a bit weepy-eyed whenever I think of "In the Flesh." It's the first Barker book I ever read, and it hooked me in a way that fiction never had before. Barker plays with the English language as if it was his personal plaything, and we're only borrowing it.

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Summary: More fantasy than horror
Review: In the flesh was not as good as The Inhuman Condition. While I was glued to my stereo listening to Inhuman I found getting through In the Flesh a bit laborious. In the four stories presented in this audiobook version, only one, "the forbidden" could be construed as being a horror tale. The other thre were really more fantasy then anything else. The last story, "babble's Children" was plain silly and stupid. A filler if there ever was one. Still, as a whole, the book was entertaining to listen to though the reader, Dillinger Steele, while having a sexy voice, did not truly bring the characters to life. Barker is english after all and these stories take place in London or have leading English characters. Steele forgoes any kind of British accent and simply reads the text. he does convey the drama of the story but at times he mumbles the words or speaks too fast. yet his overall reading is passible. As a horror fan, I did enjoy this production and would recommended but it truly does lack the suspense and terror of The inhuman Condition which I also own. Still, since barker is one of my favorite authors I now have one more book to add to my collection. buy it if you can though it might be difficult to track down.

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Summary: More fantasy than horror
Review: In the flesh was not as good as The Inhuman Condition. While I was glued to my stereo listening to Inhuman I found getting through In the Flesh a bit laborious. In the four stories presented in this audiobook version, only one, "the forbidden" could be construed as being a horror tale. The other thre were really more fantasy then anything else. The last story, "babble's Children" was plain silly and stupid. A filler if there ever was one. Still, as a whole, the book was entertaining to listen to though the reader, Dillinger Steele, while having a sexy voice, did not truly bring the characters to life. Barker is english after all and these stories take place in London or have leading English characters. Steele forgoes any kind of British accent and simply reads the text. he does convey the drama of the story but at times he mumbles the words or speaks too fast. yet his overall reading is passible. As a horror fan, I did enjoy this production and would recommended but it truly does lack the suspense and terror of The inhuman Condition which I also own. Still, since barker is one of my favorite authors I now have one more book to add to my collection. buy it if you can though it might be difficult to track down.

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Summary: Best work in Horror fiction!
Review: One of the reasons why I feel lucky to be Canadian is that we get a lot of the best that both the U.S. (because of our proximity) and Europe (because of our closer cultural ties) have to offer. Because of this, all 6 volumes of Clive Barker's Books of Blood were availabe here under that title instead of half inexplicably being given a different title, with the original cover paintings by Clive Barker, and all have been largely available here either in the original six volumes or in 2 trade paperbacks reprinting #1-3 and #4-6 respectively.

I am sure that if enough fans in the U.S. put in the effort, the american publishers could be convinced to release the whole series as it should be in the U.S. It is worth the trouble. When I first read them 15 years ago they were the best horror stories I had ever read, and I still love them.

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Summary: What's wrong with the U.S.?
Review: One of the reasons why I feel lucky to be Canadian is that we get a lot of the best that both the U.S. (because of our proximity) and Europe (because of our closer cultural ties) have to offer. Because of this, all 6 volumes of Clive Barker's Books of Blood were availabe here under that title instead of half inexplicably being given a different title, with the original cover paintings by Clive Barker, and all have been largely available here either in the original six volumes or in 2 trade paperbacks reprinting #1-3 and #4-6 respectively.

I am sure that if enough fans in the U.S. put in the effort, the american publishers could be convinced to release the whole series as it should be in the U.S. It is worth the trouble. When I first read them 15 years ago they were the best horror stories I had ever read, and I still love them.