false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180414180m/1037487.jpg 32639 19 A boy has an encounter with a man who causes extinctions of other species, so he grows up to be a man who documents (and thus appeals for a halt to) those extinctions. This dark fantasy tale is unlike Clive Barker's other recent ones: it is more tightly plotted, and more of <i>this</i> world. In a sequence of well-executed stories within stories (comparable to Russian dolls), Barker unfolds a compelling examination of what it means to be human, to be a man, and to be a gay man--on a planet where aging, disease, and death bring "the passing of things, of days and beasts and men he'd loved." A satisfying long novel packed with vivid images, memorable characters, and a melancholy mood that reaches for hope. 2637244 book 1969 Sacrament total:577|5:115|4:195|3:208|2:50|1:9| 577 2088 777 31 32639 0006482643 9780006482642 474 20 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168391981m/32639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32639.Sacrament 5 0 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Mon Apr 13 13:19:05 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 13:20:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 32639 0006482643 9780006482642 474 20 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168391981m/32639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32639.Sacrament 2 0 false Wed Nov 05 23:11:41 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 10:26:12 -0800 2008 ...more...]]> 1178807 006017949X 9780060179496 45 4 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181674280m/1178807.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1178807.Sacrament 4 1 false Sat Jun 23 14:14:02 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 24 19:28:37 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1037487 0061091995 9780061091995 48 6 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180414180m/1037487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1037487.Sacrament 3 0 false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 12:11:27 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 12:15:39 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 32639 0006482643 9780006482642 474 20 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168391981m/32639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32639.Sacrament 4 0 false Fri Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 03:11:50 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 03:11:50 -0700 2008
After we take a look at the average day of the main character, Will falls into a coma. This acts as a way for Barker to shift ...more...]]> 32639 0006482643 9780006482642 474 20 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168391981m/32639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32639.Sacrament 4 0 false Fri Apr 25 23:38:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 22:27:09 -0700 2008 Galilee made a lasting impression on me -- I loved loved loved the premise & also the way Barker mingles n...more...]]> 32639 0006482643 9780006482642 474 20 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168391981m/32639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32639.Sacrament 3 0 false Sun Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Fri Feb 01 09:51:22 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 09:52:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 32639 0006482643 9780006482642 474 20 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168391981m/32639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32639.Sacrament 3 0 false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 08:14:53 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 13:19:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 32639 0006482643 9780006482642 474 20 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168391981m/32639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32639.Sacrament 5 0 false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 16:22:52 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 16:25:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1037487 0061091995 9780061091995 48 6 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180414180m/1037487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1037487.Sacrament 5 0 false Sat Apr 11 15:12:57 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 15:14:00 -0700 2009 1037487 0061091995 9780061091995 48 6 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180414180m/1037487.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1037487.Sacrament 4 0 false Sun Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 09:24:16 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 08:10:52 -0700 2009
Not a work of horror but a fantasy story written for adults about self discovery in you mid life...refle...more...]]> 1178807 006017949X 9780060179496 45 4 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181674280m/1178807.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1178807.Sacrament 4 0 false Fri Aug 10 08:57:16 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 10 09:01:58 -0700 2007 It was an experience I will never forget.
I then proceeded to read Barker's other works in the following order:
Weaveworld
Imajica
Galilee
Coldheart Canyon
Abarat

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I'd kick myself for not reading it sooner, but everything happens for a reason. I opened it at a point in time where my mind was receptive to the text.

I couldn't sh...more...]]> 32639 0006482643 9780006482642 474 20 3.62 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168391981m/32639.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32639.Sacrament 3 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sat Jul 19 21:25:01 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 07:32:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1037487