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Reality is What You Can Get Away with

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My friend William Kevin Burke said that after he read the Schrodinger's Cat trilogy, and I would say it of every book Robert Anton Wilson ever wrote. We live in a world where most people can't really call themselves particularly wise (and know it) while a few so-called leaders pretend to be wise; the truly wise number but a handful and often go unrecognized. Even among the wise handful Wilson has few peers. When very young I thought the grownups really understood what was going on: Wilson, that rare bird, actually seems to. I want to see him win a Nobel. RAW's writing often carries so much meaning that one understands only a little at the first reading (I didn't feel I had really mined Schrodinmger's Cat until about the fifth reading. If such depth seems intimidating, would you rather read five shallow, insipid books once? Besides, he runs an easy installment plan: laugh now, understand later.) RAW wrote "Reality Is What You Can Get Away With" as a film script, but it hasn't made it onto a movie screen yet. One may hope, however: modern technology has made it easier to put even the most fantastic visions onscreen quite cheaply, assuming one HAS a vision to communicate. He has.

Please note that ratings for the above book lower than five five-pointed stars will not be encouraged. However, seven- or nine-pointed stars would be welcomed.

-- The Mgt.

i read this book one night and when i went to bed i must have laughed myself to sleep!!

this book is a recommended cure for apathy

Hard to find and fun to read, another addicting tale by Anton-Wilson. Intoxicating and bizarre turns of event that will tempt you to read it backwards to see how it all ends.

I laughed until I started coughing up blood. This is without question the funniest script I've ever read in my life, but if I told you why, I'd have to kill you.

This is perhaps the first book I have ever read where the introduction was better than the book as a whole.

The first nine pages are pure genius - an alien archaeologist unearths an ancient script from the 20th Century. His introduction is priceless.

The remainder of the book, the script itself, is creative but is really just a compendium of things RAW has said before in other books. Because of the conceit of the script he is working within, he usually says it better where it first appeared. Also, it is a product of its time - 1992 - and the timely nature of his political quips (Quayle) seem dated even now.

Discordians and Subgenii will definitely want to find this book, as both religions are repeatedly mentioned and illustrated.

This isn't just a script. It IS a movie. The best special effects I've ever seen. I'd give it 23 stars if I could.

Do not read this book. It is very dangerous and will only change your life. In fact, I dare you to not read this book.

I love this book... it is one of my favorite R.A.W. books.... though i will now need to read Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy : "The Universe Next Door", "The Trick Top Hat", & "The Homing Pigeons" but it is all worth it.... his books kick ass!

reading Reality Is What You Can Get Away With and so is this book or at least thats the conclusion my research has yielded. In my erudite opinion I draw this verdict not unlike the lines drawn by Picasso or more probably, Duchamp. I may have to rent Chappaqua to make some sense of this nonsense or it would appear a feasible alternative. Any B.S. artist worth a grain of sand can learn a thing or two about the fine art of deception to convince one that this is art and it really is and it just might actually mean something but Im sure RAW is just yanking our chain here to use a colloquialism. And that equates with pulling the wool over our eyes. Its getting us to buy that myth and bite on the manipulation--a zen masterpiece in the Western sense. So I can not rank it with Dostoevski or Nietzsche but graded on a curve I would give it an A and so what if I lied--the ends sanctify the means in 9 out of every 13 cases and I will not remind one that RAW backwards is WAR and the assault on our senses is well designed and intentionally taken (and delivered) with a smile. This is some of the best mind candy ever written by an American and if you understand or appreciate this review, youll get a great kick out of this book.