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Summary: This is the stuff
Review: This is the coolest book I have ever read!It's totally undescribable, doesn't really have a plot, and may take a while to get into. However, if you're not an arch-conservative and are reasonably well read, this book is the stuff! While reading it, it sounds like a interesting bunch of crap, which it sort of is. But it grows on you; it sort of changed my political and religious beliefs. Just sit back and enjoy the ride, and don't take it at face value.
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Summary: Hail Eris!
Review: Every word in this book is a lie. Then again, so is every word you have ever heard, read, or uttered. Given that, why not delude yourself with the high quality, entertaining lies found in THE ILLUMINATUS TRILOGY?
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Summary: Undescribable
Review: I'm not even going to pretend to try to explain anything about the plot of this book. It is so complex that I'd need more space than the book itself takes up. I will say this though, this book is the most amazing combination of Sci-fi, occult, and conspiracty that I have ever seen. I found myself looking for certain numbers everywhere. Sometimes I actually see the fnords. What this book does is follow a few different, intertwining plots that center around an ancient society, the Illuminati, the lost continent of Atlantis, and some other, darker groups as well. The book is not for the faint of heart, because the conspiracies are written so well, that you find yourself believing them at times. Also, there are some graphic scenes that may not be suitable for younger readers. This trilogy (you need to read all three for it to make sense) is not an easy read, but a very rewarding one. The only problem is it can be confusing, and you have to stick with it before you get hooked. The first 100 pages or so may or may not seem slow or uninteresting, or just plain confused. Stick with it though. It's worth it. I enjoyed this book immensely. It's definitely not light or easy, but very rewarding.
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Summary: It's very simple...
Review: ...some people are fascinated by new ideas, find them amazing, can't help but imagine them. New ideas hurt the heads of other people. If you fall into the former category, you will read the book and find it a delightful piece of time spent. If you fall into the latter, you probably can't cope with anything more intensive than Jackie Collins anyway (no offense to Jackie, of course.) So. If, when you found out that some people didn't play chess by the normal rules, you decided you wanted to know what their rules were...or if you know what Neuro-Linguistic Programming REALLY is...or if you've talked to your pets and gotten them to talk back...in short, if you take everything equally seriously, you'll have a blast. If you've got any holes in your head (i.e., spots where you take everything seriously for some demented reason) then you'll know it - you'll be banging said head on the table. Ta ta.
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Summary: Biggest waste of my life
Review: After several of my friends raved non-stop about the trilogy I decided to see what all the fuss was about. I was without a doubt the single biggest waste of my time. I tried to read it; I actually got through the first book and into the second one before my frustration overcame me. I did something that I have never done before I destroyed the book. I threw it into a foul disgusting gutter where it proceeded to fester and rot. I'm not kidding. I actually hated the book that much. Only the Mission Earth Series by L. Ron Hubbard comes close to being such a colossal stink bomb as this one.
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Summary: The greatest book ever (until I finish mine).
Review: Warning: Slight plot spoiler ahead. If you don't like knowing the first 1/4 of a book before reading it, skip this. Hey, didn't I just warn you about this? Go read something else! Fine. Have it your way. After reading this book, you will claim that the movie "Dogma" gives a more accurate representation of God than a sermon at church, even if Dogma came out years after this book. In Illuminatus!, the plot (should you choose to call it such) basically starts with the two best characters in the book, a dolphin and a squirrel, being introduced, and moves on to a police officer (who begins as the narrator, but doesn't stay that way) being called in the middle of the night to investigate a bombing/kidnapping/possible homicide at a small liberal magazine's office in NY. While there, they find some interesting research which was being conducted by the editor. After looking through some research in a possible conspiracy, they decide to 'lay low' and try to keep the FBI and CIA out of it. ... This bookeventually comes to a climax ..., which is both action packed and hilarious. You wouldn't believe me if I told you. Just read it.
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Summary: THE LSD COATED HAND GRENADE THAT YOU SWALLOW
Review: Well, how to even BEGIN to describe this book? Other people have done it so much better than I ever will, and so I must be humble here folks - I can't. What I can do is tell you a little about me; before and after I read this book. Let me share with you what I knew before I read this book: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I knew EVERYTHING, in great detail, in chronological order, with footnotes, dates, times, witnesses, alibies, all approved by law, bound by the church and stamped by the notary public. Now, let me share with you what I know since reading this book: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <insert blank, non-colored, non-existant "page" as a thought and uncomfortably long pause here> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Any questions? This book changed my life in ways I never knew it could change. It shook my death grip upon the pillars of my so-called sanity loose and taught me a little bit about being more comfortable with myself, with acceptance, with tolerance, with sobriety, with religion, with spirituality, with consciousness, with unconsciousness, with love, with lust, with politics, drugs, sex, with cults, with fraternal organizations and all the other dirty subjects that people seem to "know" so much about around here. The guerilla ontology portions alone challenged me and my so-called 'beliefs' so often, and so repeatedly, and I was constantly asked "is that your final answer?" so many times (and you think Regis is annoying!) that there is no way to hang onto those 'reality-tunnels' anymore. It's futile, Let go. Some people might prefer "The Language of Letting Go" or "The Road Less Travelled" or some Depak Chopra, or Florence Scoval Schinn, but I prefer "The Illuminatus Trilogy." Maybe that says something about who I am, but that's all right by me because I'm no longer who I was.
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Summary: Anti Dogmatic fun fest!
Review: This book makes fun of prevailing dogmas as well as turning conspiracy theories on end. Wilson and Shea make fun of all that is wrong with the world. I enjoyed reading the book some time ago and would read it again.
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Summary: Not Recommended for Conservatives
Review: Great fun! A relentless trip with or without drugs. Always wondered about the idea that all rumored conspiracies were in fact one big conspiracy, and here it is: the fantasy that those who control our environment actually know what they're doing and have a plan for us. An evil plan, admittedly, but at least someone's in control! A great follow-on especially if you've just been reading Lovecraft, Eco or Jim Garrison. The style is a bit smug and self-congratulatory, but hey, that's part of the fun. One caveat: a lot of conspiracy theorists have praised this book as being their bible and a real eye-opener, but I suspect it's the conspiracists themselves who are actually being laughed at here.
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Summary: Confusing Medely of Psychedelic Philosophy
Review: I began reading this book already as a Discordian. After reading the Principia, I just couldn't expect my friends' warnings to be all that bad. The story frequently shifts chronology and narrators with little to no warning. Quite a paradox, a confused Discordian. After the first 300 pages all of a sudden it clicked, Du Hexen Hase I said to myself, I've got it. The entire story blends real facts with rather believable fiction creating a vortex that absorbs your mind. Every single character or even objects make some type of statement. The book is a giant allegory disguised as science fiction. Understanding that is the key to unlock this fantastic book. Once I became familiar with the narrative style I took every single twist and turn right with the characters. This is one of the books that WILL define our age after it has passed. It will remain a classic like Finnegans Wake or Faust. My highest recomendations.
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