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| Title | : | The Illuminatus! Trilogy (Illuminatus! #1-3) |
| Author | : | Robert Shea |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Trade Paperback |
| Pages | : | Pages: 805 pages |
| Published | : | December 1983 by Dell (first published 1975) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Science Fiction. Fantasy. Philosophy. Humor |
Robert Shea
Paperback | Pages: 805 pages Rating: 4.01 | 14225 Users | 795 Reviews
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It was a deadly mistake. Joseph Malik, editor of a radical magazine, had snooped into rumors about an ancient secret society that was still alive and kicking. Now his offices have been bombed, he's missing, and the case has landed in the lap of a tough, cynical, streetwise New York detective. Saul Goodman knows he's stumbled onto something big—but even he can't guess how far into the pinnacles of power this conspiracy of evil has penetrated.Filled with sex and violence—in and out of time and space—the three books of The Illuminatus! Trilogy are only partly works of the imagination. They tackle all the cover-ups of our time—from who really shot the Kennedys to why there's a pyramid on a one-dollar bill—and suggest a mind-blowing truth.
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| Original Title: | The Illuminatus! Trilogy |
| ISBN: | 0440539811 (ISBN13: 9780440539810) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Illuminatus! #1-3 |
| Characters: | George Dorn, Joseph Malik, Hagbard Celine, Saul Goodman, Barney Muldoon, Simon Moon, Stella Maris, John Dillinger |
| Literary Awards: | Prometheus Hall of Fame Award (1986) |
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Ratings: 4.01 From 14225 Users | 795 ReviewsEvaluation Based On Books The Illuminatus! Trilogy (Illuminatus! #1-3)
Couldn't finish it. Didn't even finish the first book in the trilogy. Interesting. Ever-shifting in perspective like Ulysses , but Ulysses unlocalized. Instead of focusing on one person on one day in a very distinct place, it looks at a number of disparate people all over the world in places both real and imaginary, with no regard for chronology. Some fine writing in there, but the hyper-leaps from the JFK assassination to underwater battles over Atlantis to graphically-described sex ritualsI read this in my 30s and thought it was really good and lots of fun. At 60? Who knows. Maybe I should reread... but I wont. Advice? Enjoy it while youre young and before you get too cynical. 😀
(Edit, 8/3/13: finally finished this. Review still stands.)On p. 650 of 800 but the last 70 are just appendices and I feel like writing a review now, so . . .I've been reading this very slowly over the course of many months, which I guess is a reflection of how little it has really engaged me. On the other hand, I feel no animosity towards it, and fully intend to finish it eventually. To my taste it is neither especially good nor especially bad; it is just a odd, underwhelming if inoffensive
The only book that could possibly have followed War and Peace, and it has eclipsed War and Peace - almost. This is the most psychedelic book I have ever read. It is like Virtual Reality, coupled with a mind capable of making the most of that artform.I don't know what I can say about Illuminatus, except that - if. by some bizarre chance you are reading this - you ought to read that instead.Bits of it are beautiful. Bits of it are dumb. Bits of it are dumb and beautiful at the same time. What more
As I'm having trouble summarizing this book myself, I've decided to quote the meta-review of their book which the authors wrote into the novel:"'It's a dreadfully long monster of a book,' Wildeblood says pettishly, 'and I certainly won't have time to read it, but I'm giving it a thorough skimming. The authors are utterly incompetent--no sense of style or structure at all. It starts out as a detective story, switches to science-fiction, then goes off into the supernatural, and is full of the most
I'm re-reading this now, and felt I should clarify my position on this book, as I often list it as one of my favorites.High Literature this is not. It is campy sci-fi, saturated with gratuitous sex scenes, psychedelia, conspiracy theories, counterculture etc. When I recommend this book, it's usually with the caveat that the authors are sort of bumbling about and finding their feet for the first 80 or so pages.When it finally does start moving along, the reader finds his- or her-self bombarded
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