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“One of the greatest books ever. One of those books that can say 1 line and you are hooked.”
crawlingeye74 wrote this review Tuesday, February 28, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Galilee impressed me because it’s written by the king of literary splatterpunk who penned The Books of Blood from the Hellraiser Series. Clive Barker shows his mastery by pulling the reader through the journey of Galilee, using assorted characters with preternatural qualities present in their bloodline. The main character (who is writing a book about his family) walks with Galilee through the distant past to a famous American icon (whom I won’t spoil the surprise by naming), and from there brings us into the present in which everything that has come to pass through the eons could come crashing down around an ancient, mystical family. It is Barker at his best.”
John A Miller wrote this review Thursday, July 28, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book has an interesting premise. I just don't know if I like Barker's writing style. I doubt I will finish this book because there are so many other books I want to read. I had to put it down when the narrator started talking about the squirts. His writing style is very course. I may finish it one day when I am bored, we'll see.”
Stacy M wrote this review Saturday, August 7, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“This is probably my favorite Barker book! Loved the storyline!”
Seana P wrote this review Friday, July 23, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“An absolute brilliant success again by Barker he has so many books written that I can remember vividly which makes them super for if I can remember a lot of them over the last years with all that I have read he is definitely something special at least I feel he is. And Galilee is a classic beautifully written stunning to the imagination and just a sheer joy to read.”
Robert A. E wrote this review Sunday, July 11, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“phenomenal”
Uriah R wrote this review Sunday, June 6, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“my favorite fron mr. barker”
kim s wrote this review Sunday, April 18, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Probably the best book I have ever read”
Marina D wrote this review Tuesday, August 18, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“The first dynasty, the Gearys, are a glamorous and rich family, similar to the Kennedys, who have been a power in America since the Reconstruction. The book examines them through the eyes of the young woman who marries Mitchell Geary, the scion of the clan. It also examines the beginnings of the family's power and its links to the Barbarossa clan.
Wendy wrote this review Friday, April 10, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The Barbarossas are a family of godlike beings. The two parents, Cesaria and Nicodemus, came into existence during the Bronze Age, somewhere between Canaan and the city of Samarkand. They have since had four children, though both have been in active relationships with others in the same time. Of the four children, one is a lesbian, one is overweight, one has spent time in a mental institution, and the eldest, Galilee, is held to the Geary family by an oath going back to the American Civil War. Nicodemus also fathered a child, the narrator, with a human woman.
Eventually, the link between the families is revealed, with several deaths. Although several plot threads spin out of the book - the Gearys discovering a route to the Barbarossa stronghold, several deaths, and the narrator's promise to track down his half-brother's children - and Barker has promised at least one sequel, none have been written, and it is left to the imagination of the reader to work out what happens next.
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“This is my first Clive Barker experience. He can definitely turn a page - very well written. He really pulls you into this world (or two worlds) he has created here, though I felt a little disappointed by the somewhat anti-climactic ending.”
Kelsey Collins wrote this review Friday, December 12, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
