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I recommend this hard-to-find book. I don't know any others quite like it. The closest thing I can think of is the film Simon King of the Witches. May 28, Gregory Davis rated it really liked it.

Satan Wants Me by Robert Irwin

An epistolary novel set in swinging London during the psychedelic sixties, depicting the adventures of a wayward young man as he becomes privy to the dark mysteries of the Black Lodge. It is very evocative of the time period; the reader will smell the patchouli and hear the surreal strains of Donovan, The Incredible String Band and early Pink Floyd as they follow the protagonist Peter on his journey of initiation.

In addition to the diabolical tension and sense of unease in the narrative, there An epistolary novel set in swinging London during the psychedelic sixties, depicting the adventures of a wayward young man as he becomes privy to the dark mysteries of the Black Lodge. In addition to the diabolical tension and sense of unease in the narrative, there is an undertone of wry humour, poking fun at sixties wooly-headed idealism, the misguided notions of youth, and those who take themselves and their beliefs too seriously.

This book is a must read for any devoted student of 's counter-culture or occult movements. Readers with knowledge of the life and works of Aleister Crowley will appreciate many of the allusions. A good follow-up read would be Irwin's non-fiction memoir Memoirs of a Derivsh: Sufis, Mystics and the Sixties, where much of the real life inspiration for the novel is documented. Jun 15, aerialcrystal rated it it was amazing Shelves: Beautiful and hypnotising words decorated with punchy straightforwardness made me read greedily through this story full of sinister and even disgusting details and situations.

The book leaves a feeling of author's mocking everything on its pages, yet it does also leave an undeniable fear of our own cold hearts which despite the modern view have very little to do with cold minds. Jul 17, Maggie rated it liked it. Gripping, though uneven at times, this is the story of a young man who spends the summer of mixed up in a Crowley-based cult. The main character's voice is perfect-the right blend of bravado and uncertainty.

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Really strong at first then trailing into fantastical realms a bit too much, 'Satan Wants Me' is still a lot of fun and it does make one want to experience the 'obscene kiss' first hand. Jun 11, Stuart Wright rated it it was amazing. Quite simply one of the scariest books I've ever read. Lose yourself in the imagination of an LSD fuelled brain that is being seduced by notions of devil worshipping Mar 31, James Newman rated it really liked it. Recall this being a fun read. Only flaw being that strange plot twist toward the end. May 30, Randy rated it really liked it.

Satan worshipping in Swinging London in the Sixties. How cool is that? Sep 17, Haloperidol rated it it was amazing. Me ha encantado el prota es un tolai total que va de listillo y enrollado.

Satan wants me but he can't have me.

Un tio guai hippie ingles que se mete en un asociacion ocultista. Todo en el libro es surrealista a mas no poder, incluso es gracioso de verdad ,me he llegado a reir en voz alta. Nov 18, Kenneth rated it did not like it.

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Just look at how most of the world believes and behaves today. The truth No matter how many people believe otherwise, eternal truths are still eternal truths.

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Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles has taught: But we also know that the preferred strategy of the adversary is to lead people away from God and cause them to stumble by emphasizing the philosophies of men over the Savior and His teachings. He is our perfectly loving Father, who yearns more than anything else to have all of His children come back home and live with Him as families forever.

Lawrence of the Seventy has taught: He uses this tool effectively on the most faithful Saints, when everything else seems to fail. For me, when I begin to feel discouraged, it helps me to recognize who is trying to get me down. This makes me mad enough to cheer up, just to spite the devil. After all, who likes being lied to? Irwin's tongue is firmly in his cheek and drug-fuelled proto-slacker has an amusingly laid- back take on the strange inhabitants of The Black Book Lodge.

His fellows are a mixed bag of failed academics, dilettantes, and lascivious lushes, but all are driven by some black, insistent greed. This provides a sinister undercurrent to the comic elements and as the story develops the sulphurous bubbles of their plot engulf Peter in his escape to escape their clutches. The text is a Sachertorte of literary and esoteric information, positively gooey with period slang and mores, and shot through with a darkness and humour which is original and sure. The best book of is Robert Irwin's Satan wants Me. The writing, as in all his books, is fluent, finely wrought and very funny.

It is a heady mix of Sixties culture, grammar lessons and the occult. Apparently it made the Booker Prize long list, but had too many virgin sacrifices for the shortlist. Shame on them - it should have won. Satan Wants Me is a prankish celebration of a time when the social, sexual, political and alchemical revolution seemed only a chord-change away, a gloriously funny extended postcard from a world turned upside down.

This is yet another playful diversion in Robert Irwin's work.


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Underneath Irwin's sense of humour Satan Wants Me is an interesting example from an honourable esoteric tradition. While there is enough to whet the appetite of a sensation seeker the book also carries more serious philosophical messages. Satan Wants Me was the sort of novel that got labelled a 'romp', but it possessed an underlying melancholy that points to a moral seriousness beneath the comedy.

Throughout the book there is a persistent dualism between the ordinary and the downright bizarre, making it a fantastic trip which never loses its attraction or veneer. By turns hysterically funny and uniquely disturbing, Satan Wants Me is a vividly compelling trawl through the dark, hallucinogenic underbelly of swinging '60s London There is more sex, magic, drugs and rock and roll between these pages than in most people's lifetime. Peter's diary is hilarious if not a little disturbing. One minute he's chatting about the recent split of The Rolling Stones, and the next quoting the 16th-century alchemist Paracelsus.


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I have spent the last few months telling everyone I meet how fantastic this book is. Satan Wants Me is beautifully written and laced with a wonderful black wit. Sixties London is brought to life in a flurry of colour and mini skirts and, if you weren't there, Irwin makes you wish you had been.