Not one of his best for sure.
Jakabok, a demon, tells his tale of fantasy and fiction in the pages of this book that is not really a book at all but instead is his tale of woe. The narrator of the book is also the main character and he continuously breaks the reality of the book and tries to make it seem like the book is real to the reader. It comes off as rather annoying in the manner in which he does this. Plus it breaks from the story and in my opinion takes away from the story itself. It would have been more entertaining to read if not for that. I personally can't get past the first 50 pages of this book. The narrator is just too annoying in constantly telling you to burn the book. He stops so periodically that it makes you want to actually throw the book in the fire. Which may actually have been Clive Barker's intention. So kudos for that. But I just can't do it. This is not one of his best works in my opinion. I can't say that I'd really recommend this book but for someone who doesn't mind the narrating style it would be a fun read.
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