Illuminatus! Part I: The Eye in the Pyramid (Unabridged)
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4.2 • 15 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
"It was the year when they finally immanentized the Eschaton".
So begins this original trilogy of conspiracies, Illuminatus!. For the first time in audiobook form, the unabridged epic is presented in all its grandeur, spookiness, hilarity, and brilliance.
The Illuminati, an inside joke? The lunatic fringe? Or a vast conspiracy hidden for centuries, unleashing it's power on a naive, defenseless world? It was the lousy luck of Saul Goodman, a tough, streetwise New York detective, to smell the trail in a bombed-out office - the heavy case he'd always dreaded. In a breakneck race against an awesome deadline, Goodman plunges down the trail of the ultimate conspiracy as the days fall away toward Apocalypse.
Filled with sex, violence, and rock-and-roll, in and out of time and space, Illuminatus! is only partly a work of the imagination. The trilogy tackles all the cover-ups of our time, from who really shot the Kennedys to why there's a pyramid on the one-dollar bill, and suggests a mind-blowing truth.
Part I: The Eye in the Pyramid is performed by the incomparable Ken Campbell and Chris Fairbank. In 1976, Ken Campbell adapted Illuminatus! for the stage, creating a 10-hour epic that went on to open the Royal National Theatre in London under the patronage of Queen Elizabeth II.
Customer Reviews
Love the book(s), don’t like the voice acting.
I’ve read the books several times over the past 30 years. It’s not everybody’s cup of tea, but I like them.
I cannot get past the voice acting in this audiobook though. The jumping between over-the-top accents is too distracting. And more subjectively, I think the vocal characterization for the narrator is all wrong. As someone else said, it’s like some blistering barnacles drunken sailor yelling in your ear.
I’m going to give it a few more tries but I can’t recommend this audiobook.
The Worst Mistake You Will Ever Make
If listening to a convoluted story, read by a drunk Australian biker who smokes seven cigars per day is your cup of tea, by all means, buy away. But if you are looking for something entertaining, I recommend getting as far away from this audiobook as possible.
I have tried, on three separate occasions, to listen to this book. The farthest I have made it is the 16 minute mark when the voice actor switches to an overly stereotypical 1980s Bronx accent.
My disbelief is not suspended. I can think of plenty of other things you could do with your time that would be far more enjoyable and entertaining, to include, but not limited to: getting a root canal, attending a funeral, or war.
Don't waste your money, this is nails on a chalkboard.
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