reader reviews from amazon

"...The ride was so compelling, I think I'll read it again and try not to weep at the end this time.  Thanks Gabriel, for your poignant, humorous and didactic tale of one of the greatest thinkers of our time. Buy this book, people!"

"...It's a masterpiece. Buy it, read it, change your brain."

"...This book isn't a biography; it's an initiation! Gabriel Kennedy captures Bob's genius with remarkable clarity, making the book as entertaining as it is illuminating..."

"An absolutely spellbinding trip through the lives and ideas of Robert Anton Wilson, a book about RAW that is just as fun as reading a book by RAW..."

"This book is long rumored. It is better than expected...R A Wilson meant a lot to me growing up so I wanted this analysis of his life...I feel more connected and inspired. "

"...You do not have to be aware of Robert Anton Wilson to be enthralled, inspired, and entertained by this masterwork by Gabriel Kennedy..."

"...I've had this book less than a day, and already I've read a big chunk of it - propelled by the engaging, super-readable prose..."

"...Wilson influenced everyone from Carlin to Morrison, and Kennedy captures his madness with wit and fire. ..."

"...- the language flows, turns, dances - never loses sight of the center which definitely holds..."

"...Compulsively readable, unceasingly entertaining, extraordinarily well-researched..."

"Gabriel Kennedy captures Bob’s genius with remarkable clarity, making the book as entertaining as it is illuminating. The generous work to unspool so many antics reverberates through the pages. It delves into the ' “thought crimes”—Bob's radical takes on perception, belief systems, and the nature of reality—without reducing them to neat conclusions. Instead, it celebrates Wilson's joy in keeping the joke going, whether by illuminating the absurdity of control systems or challenging the way we build “reality tunnels.”'

“For those interested in the ethos and intellectual strangeness of the 1970s, this book is for you.  For those who find interest in avant-garde artists and writers who produced a lot of work but were “too weird” for massive mainstream acceptance, this book is a must-read. “