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Summary: Fantastic! Amazing Story!
Review: I have been away from reading for too long. I could not find anything that could keep my attention until I started with Clive's books. The Great and Secret Show is an incredible book. The building of the characters kept me glued to the book. "The Art" is a fasinating concept.
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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: A great opener to what is turning out to be a great trilogy. Read this book then read "Everville" and then wait with baited breath for the final book of the "ART".
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Summary: I was dissappointed with this book.
Review: I couldn't really get into this book, although the concept was original, this was not a nail biter nor was I looking forward to picking up this book to want to finish it. For great horror/thriller reading, I would recommend Robert McMammon.
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Summary: Buy it... Buy two...
Review: so you can read it again without having to wait for your copy back! One of the best I have read!
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: This was my first (and so far sole) attempt to read Clive Barker. I thought overall the concept was intriguing, however, I felt that neither the premise was explained very well nor were there any characters I truly cared about. Half of my reaction to the book can be summed up in one word, "Huh?" The constant shifts in perspective never let me identify with any character, so I didn't care about any of them one way or another. I was simply indifferent. My own preference lies towards stories with very believable characters and unfortunately this one didn't fulfill that for me.
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Summary: Clive Barker twists the imagnation like a puzzle box.
Review: Never have I read a book that was so vivid in its descriptions, thorough in its characterizations, humorous in its delivery and deep in its intent. Clive Barker opens a whole new world to you, not just with his words but with his ideas. After reading this book you will never look at the world the same again.
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Summary: wow
Review: Vivid! Scared the (bleep) out of me! Gave me the weirdest dreams
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Summary: Can it be surpassed?
Review: The Great and Secret Show is the single most thought provoking and intense book ever written. The storyline will make you question your very philosophy on life, and perhaps change it. An amazing conflict of good and evil in the epic struggle for ultimate power.
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Summary: first to last....the pages meld into a lifetime....
Review: Clive Barker explodes in this spellbinding thriller from the very first word to the very last... From the first time you meet Jaff, you fall in love with his character. You never want to stop reading this book until the everything gets wrapped up into a magnificent package that you just want to keep opening.....Clive Barker is the new horror prophet of our times!!
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Summary: An epic, imaginary tale...
Review: The Great and Secret Show is one of the best books I have ever read. Superb storytelling from one of the masters of the macabre/horror genre. Although it is quite lengthy, I will definitely read this book again. I never thought I'd read anything that would be as good, or surpass, King's, "The Stand," but Clive Barker has done so with this masterpiece.
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