Clive Barker
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| Title | : | The Damnation Game |
| Author | : | Clive Barker |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 433 pages |
| Published | : | November 5th 2002 by Berkley Books (first published August 19th 1985) |
| Categories | : | Horror. Fiction. Fantasy |
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There are things worse than death. There are games so seductively evil, so wondrously vile, no gambler can resist. Amid the shadow-scarred rubble of World War II, Joseph Whitehead dared to challenge the dark champion of life’s ultimate game. Now a millionaire, locked in a terror-shrouded fortress of his own design, Joseph Whitehead has hell to pay. And no soul is safe from this ravaging fear, the resurrected fury, the unspeakable desire of The Damnation Game.List Books In Favor Of The Damnation Game
| Original Title: | The Damnation Game |
| ISBN: | 0425188930 (ISBN13: 9780425188934) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Marty Strauss, Joseph Whitehead, Carys Whitehead, Mamoulian, Mr. Toy, Anthony Breer |
| Literary Awards: | Bram Stoker Award Nominee for Best First Novel (1987), World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (1986), British Book Award Nominee (1988) |
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Ratings: 3.82 From 17366 Users | 483 ReviewsEvaluate Appertaining To Books The Damnation Game
This is, hands down, the scariest book I have ever read. Ever. I read it for the adrenaline genres week in my Reader's Advisory class. Since I only had a couple of days to read this and another book (716 pages in 2 days!), I stayed up till about 2 am reading this. BAD IDEA!! I started out reading it in the lounge, but moved into my room at some point. And that was when the trouble started. At some point I needed a bathroom break. But I was too scared to open my door and run the 3 feet to theThere are several reasons I choose to re-read this novel. This debut novel by Clive Barker appeared on the horror scene after he established himself as the next big thing After Stephen King. Due in part to an introduction by Ramsey Campbell ,and more importantly the prediction by Stephen King that the future of horror itself was Clive Barker. What a burden this praise put on Barker who is less of a horror writer than an author of Dark Fantasy.Funny, after that King never really had much nice to
a beautifully written - blood filled/terror ride - this book gave nightmares - Clive Barker is at once restrained and deadly with words - he is excellent at simply writing clean - beautiful language with the talent Hemingway lacked for creating images that are not easily erased.
The Damnation Game bleeds the dark, sensual eroticism and morbid imagination that has become the Barker signature. The novel offers out a feast of emotion to submerge yourself in, from bizarre and horrific scenes of brutal violence to moments of heart-wrenching literally romance. It was Barker's first full-length novel, published for the first time in 1985, after the release and cult success of the first three 'Books of Blood'. This first novel presents a theme which has reappeared in many of
Not Clive Barker's best novel however his style is matured with this novel and it acts as a keystone for all of the terrible wonders that are to follow in his later books.
4.5 stars.Let me first say that Clive Barkers writing and use of language is impeccable. By far one of the best writers I have ever had the pleasure of reading. I loved this story quite a lot, and I grew connected to the main character in this book more than I have in any book in quite a while. My main problems with this book lay with the antagonist: while Mammoulian is an intriguing character I still dont entirely understand his motivations. This bargain or agreement between him and Whitehead
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