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Summary: Extremely well-written and fun
Review: I came across this book at my jr.high library by accident. We were supposed to pick a book out for a book report, and I was trying to pick up a book on the first shelf, because I didn't care which one it was. Lucky for me, the author of this book has a last name that begins with "A". If it hadn't I would've never seen it. I'd never heard of Piers Anthony, But into the first few pages of this book I just couldn't put it down! I was really amazed at the writing skills of this awesome author. Not only that, but this was exactly the kind of book I'd been looking for! I didn't do my book report on it, this was more for luv of reading than anything. But I was just so surprised. I'd never read a book like this before. At first it took me a while to understand the plot of the story, but I caught on. This is really a great book, and I'm reading the rest in the series. If you're looking for a book that combines the forces of good and evil, with a magical twist and eye-opening events, this is definetely the book you want to get!
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Summary: Let it end.
Review: I enjoyed the first two books of this series, in fact, I liked the first a lot. I didn't like the third, but a friend had given me this volume, so thinking it might be different as the "normal" Incarnations were over with, I decided to jump over the intervening novels and read FOR LOVE OF EVIL. I wish I hadn't. Though it was better than WITH A TANGLED SKEIN, it was still bad. Anthony is probably the worst player at "show and tell" out there. You know, how an author is supposed to show, rather than tell? He writes as if his readers are idiots. I nearly lost it when Parry took a swipe at the succubus and his hand got caught in her crotch <!> He even has to tell us that it's "warm and furry." Pleeease. I don't know if his writing style had deteriorated by this installment or I simply wasn't aware early on, but by now it had gotten exremely irritating. The study of evil is inept; I can only imagine what the next chapter (which apparently dealt with God) turned out like. Fortunately I'll never know. Avoid!
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Summary: For Love of Evil is the most intriguing of the series
Review: I found this to be the most enjoyable of the series. Piers Anthony takes the concept of evil and instead of giving us terrifing, false imagery, he is able to turn Hell into a very believable place. Perry is a convincing Satan,having fallen from grace after giving in to lust. Giving Satan a human background made it easier to understand, rather than having Satan as a monster. Anthony shows us that you don't have to be evil to enforce it.
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Summary: WOW
Review: I love this book. It's my favourite in the series which I have reread the most. A stand alone nevel as well as part of a series it is easily understood by those who haven't read the previous books. I lent it to a friend who has never read Anthony let alone others in the series but she understood it and enjoyed it. A wonderful book!
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Summary: For Love of Evil
Review: I must say, I picked up this book first over the others. How intriguing!A book about Evil? The villain is the hero and being Bad is so good!I thought I would blow the other other books by reading this one first, but I truly discovered what a genius Piers was! The book not only tied the others together nicely, it gave us a sense of Evil. Didn't talk about powers of Evil? What more powers you need than Illusion! Deception, subtle sin! This is what Evil is, not the climatic battle the Bible talks about. If I were to make a movie out of these books - For Love of Evil would be the First one, then follow it up with And Eternity!!!Imagine the controversy it would brew!The Devils point of view - the ultimate downfall of human nature itself!Problably the onlything that did prevent a "10" as a few others commented was the repetiveness of certain phrases (Nox) , etc..
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Summary: Glad my parents didn't know what I was reading...
Review: I read this when I was fourteen years old, and it still sticks in my mind- which says something, given the hundreds of books I've read over the years. I still remember the shocking moment when I said to myself, "I like the Devil." Talk about suspension of disbelief. This is a great novel, and Anthony does a wonderful job of creating sympathy for what is classically an unloveable character. I'm glad my parents kept their noses out of my books. I would hate to think what would have happened if they'd read this like parents read Harry Potter.
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Summary: Not the best of the series
Review: I think this book suffers from being the one that has to connect all the others together. Anthony didn't mean to write this one when he began the series, and it shows. To me this seemed more like a disjointed collection of anecdotes meant to show how Satan was behaving during all the other books rather than a flowing story. I guess it was necessary to move on to the (better, I think) And Eternity, but give me On a Pale Horse (in my opinion, the best of the series) over this one any day.
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Summary: Superb, when taken with the rest of the series.
Review: I truely enjoyed this book. I actually read it when it first came out (circa 1989) and again now. Now I remember why I loved it so. I would suggest reading 'On a Pale Horse' first (as an intro to the series and illustrates how Satan is a jerk to the other Incarnations), 'Wielding an Hourglass' as optional (well written and gives more depth to Satan's character), 'Being a Green Mother' (Did not truely enjoy this one until I got to the last 4 chapters. When taking in the context of a supporting book to 'For Love of Evil' it enhances that story well.), and 'Love of Evil' last (the best one). (I did not read 'And Eternity'). Pros: I enjoyed how Piers Anthony illustrated the humanity of Satan along with the reasoning and stuggles that comes with his role as Incarnation of Evil. Once you get past the first few chapters (slow story line) it just gets better from there. It really explains and ties togeather why Satan acted and did what he did in the previous books. It also ended in what could of been a extremely tragic and depressing ending on a high note. I put the book down after I've finished feeling good and that 'alls well that ends well'. I love how the main protaganist (hero of the story) was Satan. Cons: If you haven't read the previous books (or at least the ones I suggested) you can feel cheated as the author just summarizes the plots of the grand schemes the hero (Satan!) goes through in the 2nd half of the story. Do yourself a favor and read the others. Makes this book so much better.
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Summary: Piers Anthony Enlists In Satan To Write Yet Another A+ Story
Review: I'll be straight-forward with you: this book was without a doubt the best book in the series, in my opinion. I was anxious to see how Anthony would pull off a story about Satan without seeming like a Satanist. Of course, he did a perfect job! I was very impressed with this book. He perfectly captured the atmosphere surrounding hell and the legend of the devil. He piqued my curiosity in each of the previous books by having Satan make his "cameos." He fully explains not only why Satan is evil, but why his role is important in the whole scheme of things. Very touching at times, and refreshingly brash at others, this book is one of the best you'll ever read, if you read it with an open mind.
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Summary: Thought-provoking...refreshingly different
Review: I've read all of the books in the Incarnations of Immortality Series and I loved every one of them, but this one changed my views about a lot of things more than any of them! Piers Antony 'humanizes' every Incarnation with attention to detail, especially Satan. He takes a very controversial look at life, death, after-life and our beliefs about them which eerily plausible. I also think the friendship between Satan and JHVH is quite interesting. My only problem with this book was the repetitiveness. It was nice to see the connections between the other books and this one, but it didn't have to be the entire dialogue written over again! Overall, I suggest you read this, along with all the others in the series.
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