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Το μεγάλο μυστικό θέαμα by Clive Barker, Γωγώ Αρβανίτη

5 reviews

erikwmj's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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carrionkid's review against another edition

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4.5

I accidentally read the sequel to this earlier this year and I have to say, getting all the pieces to the puzzle of the second book was satisfying but more than that, it's another expertly woven tapestry of world building and a carefully crafted plot.
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silverleaf's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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mia7's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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theneverendingtbr's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

“Is there any good news?'' Tesla said.
Who ever promised that? Who ever said there'd be good news?”

Well I've news for you, I didn't particularly like this book; this is the kind of book that throws me into a slump.

The start of it was full of promise, but after that it got too dense, the characters became forgetful and it just didn't make a lick of sense to me - I just got lost and didn't have a clue what was happening. 

I've been a Barker fan for half my life and this is my least favourite of his by far.

Barker has said in interviews that this novel was the hardest to write of all his books, I can appreciate this, he never gave up and I suppose there's loads of people out there who see this as a masterpiece; i can appreciate that too - but this one just isn't for me.

I thought it was hard enough getting my head around Imajica but this one is just too much - that is all! 

I'm looking forward to my next Barker read though, always!! 

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