The Great And Secret Show by Clive Barker

The Great And Secret Show

Book of the Art #1

Clive Barker

672 pages first pub 1989 (view editions)

fiction fantasy horror adventurous slow-paced
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Readers who crave intricately woven, darkly imaginative tales blending the mundane with the mystical, where slow-burning tension unravels a world teetering between cosmic horror and transcendent magic, will find this story hauntingly irresistible.

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 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom master storyteller Clive Barker, comes this intricately woven and meticulously constructed epic where past and future meet.In the little town of Palomo Grove, two great armies are amassing; forces shaped from the hea...

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Community Reviews

3.83
based on 1,900 reviews

Moods

dark: 93%

mysterious: 75%

adventurous: 70%

tense: 51%

challenging: 36%

emotional: 22%

reflective: 18%

sad: 12%

funny: 6%

inspiring: 6%

hopeful: 3%

informative: 1%


Pace

10% of readers chose fast
58% of readers chose medium
30% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

32% of readers chose Plot
60% of readers chose A mix
6% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

57% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

30% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

36% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
48% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

60% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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