Customer Reviews

The Jamais Vu Papers

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This is one of my favorite books. It keeps twisting and turning into things that are unconventional and amazing. I can happily say that there is no other book like the Jamais Vu Papers. It answers life's questions with hilarious and introspective thought. A great book to sit around and talk about with others.

I picked this book up on a whim at my local dollar store. The cover caught my eye and the synopsis on the back sounded interesting enough . . . I just couldn't put this book down! Every time I thought I had the story figured out, something else would happen. If you're looking for a nice relaxing read . . .this is definitely not the story for you. If you enjoy fantastical portrayals of human existence, and like plot twists, find this book A.S.A.P! Oh, and, I particularly enjoyed the entire chapter written in pig latin.

This books tells the story of a psychiatrist traveling through the Waking world and the Dream world (which is just as real as the Waking world). The stage was set for a very interesting story. However, the book lacked direction, plot, and climax. The book's potential was wasted. I do not recommend it.

Jamais Vu has the feel of an underground classic, but it's not, yet. The plot is incredibly tangential, but it works well. There are images and ideas hidden in this book that I have been unable to find in other literature. If you like Tom Robbins, Robert Anton Wilson, and/or Richard Bach (excluding One), you should find this book similarly well-written but also very refreshing. Not everybody will like this book, but if you like the authors above or you enjoy psychedelic/disassociative experiences, I highly recommend this book to you, as one wanderer to another.

On the street where you live could trundle a truck that delivers The Jamais Vu papers wherein you could watch Hilary take "M" and alter her reality and yours.
Not to be missed, The Jamais Vu Papers pre-dates the effusiveness of Contact's Arroway exclaiming about the beauty of her wormhole trip. It pre-dates March 18, 2011's
Limitless in which a pill grants cohesiveness. Join Hector Glasco on a quest for Hilary and the meaning of life--which is explained. You want to know, don't you?

I'm buying the new version of The Jamais Vu Papers for people I like and for people who annoy me. It will make the former laugh and thoroughly confound the latter.

Clever, but for some reason the writing style of the authors just didn't keep my mind engaged. Wonderful story, but I just found it a dull read despite the clever and unusual packaging of the topic.