The Great and Secret Show

I used to be a huge Clive Barker fan when I was younger, but struggled with this book and eventually gave up. I never read any of his books for many years after that. It wasn't until I bought a copy of The Scarlet Gospels, which I loved, that I decided to re-read Clive's books. Weaveworld was as amazing as I remembered. Imajica blew my mind. (Maybe the best book I've read.) And then I came to The Great and Secret Show. What was wrong with me all those years ago? This book is incredible. Non-stop imaginative dark fantasy, horror madness. Beautiful prose and such sights to show us. Yeah! Yeah! Wrong book I know:)I've been on a Clive Barker reading binge. Eleven books in a row, now. What a brilliant writer!

I read this a few years ago and was interested to revisit it. However it isn't quite as good as I remembered it.Clive Barker creates a unique sense of mythology in his books, there is the sense of entering an exciting and slightly dangerous world.This one is about the battle between two individuals, which becomes a battle between different elemental forces that they represent.If you do like it, there are another two books in the sequence.

Clive Barker's imagination is awesome. What a brilliant book. Up there with Weaveworld.

Bought the kindle edition after deciding to revisit some reads of the past. Just as good as I remembered.

This book is very imaginative. It's well written but I found the protagonists difficult to like.I thought the idea of a dream sea quite compelling. And the strange creatures that inhabit it were both bizarre and interesting.If you're looking for a sci-fi horror novel that's a bit different then look no further. But be prepared for some disturbing and slightly disgusting scenes.