Reviews

The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson, Robert Shea

3rdrate's review

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

hilaritas's review

5.0

I think going back to revisit this book now would be inadvisable, but I'm rating it from the perspective of my teenage self and the influence it had on me at the time and over time.

gesellejan's review

adventurous challenging funny inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

offmessage's review

4.0

Jumbled, chaotic, ludicrous fun. (fnord)

olleolleolle's review

3.0

It is quite clever in places. I guess some of the puns reach me today, but younger me didn't catch them.

enricozb's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A wild ride.

azurelunatic's review

"The Illuminatus! Trilogy: The Eye in the Pyramid, The Golden Apple, Leviathan by Robert Shea (1988)"

ghostwoods's review

adventurous challenging informative mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Truth, hidden behind hokey mysticism, hidden behind High Camp Conspirology, hidden behind shock vulgarity, hidden behind utter psychedelia. Distilled essence of the 70s, wild fun, and a crash-course in deprogramming to boot.