Galilee was in some ways the most sublime novel of his that I've read. It's not the most fascinating, but in some ways it is the deepest.
The second time around I didn't hate the ending to Imajica as much. I recall the first time I read the book, all the dread, and after 900 pages of stuff, the ending seemed extremely anti-climactic. I do wish he could have found a more satisfying way to resolve the major conflicts, but I think maybe Clive wanted to find a way to end his story with something other than a Big Good vs. Evil battle. This second time I read it the ending seemed to work in a poetic sort of way.
The concept of the Hellraiser movies -- a multifaceted realm where pain and pleasure, good and evil are playthings that are mingled in bizarre ways -- didn't translate well in execution. The third film was untrue to the original vision, I think Clive had withdrawn his involvement from the series by that point. I never saw the fourth film.
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The second time around I didn't hate the ending to Imajica as much. I recall the first time I read the book, all the dread, and after 900 pages of stuff, the ending seemed extremely anti-climactic. I do wish he could have found a more satisfying way to resolve the major conflicts, but I think maybe Clive wanted to find a way to end his story with something other than a Big Good vs. Evil battle. This second time I read it the ending seemed to work in a poetic sort of way.
The concept of the Hellraiser movies -- a multifaceted realm where pain and pleasure, good and evil are playthings that are mingled in bizarre ways -- didn't translate well in execution. The third film was untrue to the original vision, I think Clive had withdrawn his involvement from the series by that point. I never saw the fourth film.