Clive Barker discussion

Mine is Malingo

Dude, How can you say Malingo, event though he was pretty cool. My favorite was Kaspar Wolfeswinkel!!

I love Candy herself, though I think she was stupid beyond belief for trying to go home to the Hereafter

In any Clive Barker Book? I would have to say Pie oh pah is my favorite character, even over Gentle. But that book so overwhelmed me that I have forgotten all Clives other character names. Sacrament had a good one or two and Weaveworld...my, my...But my vote will always be for Pie

I am in agreement with Benjamin. Pie Oh Pah was a great character. I also liked Kissoon from The Art books. He writes great villains.

Benjamin wrote: "In any Clive Barker Book? I would have to say Pie oh pah is my favorite character, even over Gentle. But that book so overwhelmed me that I have forgotten all Clives other character names. Sacramen..."
I agree completely. Pie oh pah was a fantastic character. But I also might have to lean towards the "iconoclastical" Pinhead.

My favorite is hands-down Hapexamendios from Imajica. I knew so little yet enough to love Him.

Pie, absolutely Pie. It has the soul of a diety - and its story is so amazing! Hands down, Pie.

Tesla Bombeck,she's amazing.Does that mean I get Raul too;)?

The Jaff, The Razor Eater, Carys Whitehead, Immocolatta, The Lead Cenobite, Henessey from Pig Blood Blues, Jacqueline Ess and Vassi, Quaid from Dread, Coker and King Texas from Everville, Valentine from The Last Illusion, Narcisse and Decker from Cabal. And definitely Harry D'Amour, though I hated his characterization in Lord of Illusions.

Rosa and Steep from Sacrament are by far the best characters in any Clive barker book. They are full formed complex characters and in the end they are one and the same. Fantastic.

I have yet to read Sacrament. For some reason I couldn't get into it. The only three of Clive's books I have yet to read are:

Sacrament
Cold Heart Canyon
Galilee

Is it as mistake to over look those?

Yes, it would be a mistake.

Galilee is a huge winding story yet personal the only problem is it needs a sequel but well worth the read. I've re-read Sacrament at least 10 times it is one of my favorite books of his along side Imajica. The first time I read it I had some trouble getting into it also but once Will flashes back to his childhood I couldn't put it down. The complex relationship between Rosa and Steep is fascinating and heart breaking. Cold Heart Canyon is a strange one because once the stories established itself and you arrive at Cold Heart Canyon the main character becomes more secondary to the strong women who surround him.
In my opinion there is no Barker book that should not be read just because of the sheer imagination that can be found in everyone of his books. That being said after reading the first book of Abarat I wasn't looking forward to the second but with Mater Motley now firmly established as the villain and the plot behind the books becoming clearer I have become a fan.

But I do look forward to when Abarat is over and Barker gets back to his more adult and complex novels.




Jack wrote: "I have yet to read Sacrament. For some reason I couldn't get into it. The only three of Clive's books I have yet to read are:

Sacrament
Cold Heart Canyon
Galilee

Is it as mistake to over look those?"

As I've only read the great and secret show and everville. I would have to say that my favorite character are the jaffe and raul. I'm sure that will change when I dive into his other worlds. The Quiddity just held a lot of magic for me. At least in the great and secret show.

Pie o'Pah was the first that came to mind, and of course, Pinhead, or as he was first known, "The Lead Cenobite" - though I mean the version of him from Hellraiser, as opposed to the one in The Hellbound Heart.

David wrote: "Yes, it would be a mistake.

Galilee is a huge winding story yet personal the only problem is it needs a sequel but well worth the read. I've re-read Sacrament at least 10 times it is one of my fa..."

Agreed - the more titles you read the clearer it becomes that the same issues demand Clive's attention and his work is the result of his scrutiny, his re-exploration of nagging concerns.

I have so many favorites. Christopher Carrion and Pinhead immediately spring to mind. As does Mamoulian from Damnation Game, Pie Oh Pah, Rosa McGee from Sacrament, Harvey Swick, Tesla Bombeck, The Jaff, and virtually the entire cast of the Art books...

But for me, picking a singular favorite is easy. It has to be Harry D'Amour, the everyman at the end of the world.

Pie oh Pah, definitely.

Harvey Swick from The Thief of Always. In the 8th grade, a friend loaned it to me. I didn't realize that YA was not his typical genre, so when I picked up Imajica at a used bookstore, I was quite surprised to say the least :-)

Pinhead, Immacolata abd Judith Odell