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Rat Scabies and the Holy Grail (Paperback)

by Christopher Dawes (Author)
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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Sceptre; New Ed edition (27 Mar 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340832126
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340832127
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 131,285 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'The DA VINCI CODE gets the punk rock treatment' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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'You couldn't make this stuff up if you tried ... Shot through with crypto-mysticism, freaky characters, and spooky/trippy historical revelations, GRAIL reads like a post-punk Travels with my Aunt and is almost as entertaining. As the Damned once sang: Neat, neat, neat!' (Entertainment Weekly )

'More credible than the DA VINCI CODE!' (Mark Radcliffe )

'The DA VINCI CODE gets the punk rock treatment' (The Bookseller )

"Dawes' sardonic account of their various encounters and misadventures asserts the value of believing in your friends, even if they believe in fairy tales."

(The Independant on Sunday )

" By the end it doesn't matter whether they've been successful in their hunt for the Holy Grail - its a thoroughly enjoyable, funny, touching and fascinating read and it's worth just going along for the ride"

(Coventry Evening Telegraph )
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A punk angle on a century-old mystery, 1 Jun 2005
This review is from: Rat Scabies and the Holy Grail (Paperback)
So you wondered about the Grail and Rennes-le-Chateau since you've finished The Da Vinci Code? Well, how bloody difficult can it be to find an old and battered cup?

Christopher Dawes didn't necessarily want to find out, until his neighbour Rat Scabies (the drummer of The Damned, a famous punk band from England - don't you remember Eloiiiiiiise?) drags him to France and goes on to find the Grail.

"So many intelligent people have tried to find the Grail. All have failed. It's time the stupid people have a try. And that's where you and me come in." - something like this is Scabies' remark as to why they are looking for an artefact that has been chased through the ages.

With many humorous episodes, Dawes describes his adventures with Scabies in France and elsewhere. It is an entertaining read for people who already know about the topic Rennes-le-Chateau from other books, but it also is entertaining for newcomers to the subject who refrain from reading purely scientif works like "Holy Blood, Holy Grail".

You can't go wrong with this one. It's very entertaining, and also has some refreshing new ideas. For example: What kind of sex-life did Sauniere have, if any?

And if you want to know how to Build Your Own Ark of the Covenant, you should either buy the book or rip out that one page at the store.

Have fun with this one.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars PUNK ROCKER, LEGENDS, AND BLUE APPLES, 29 Jan 2006
By L. PAGE "LouPage" (Great Stukeley) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rat Scabies and the Holy Grail: Can a Punk Rock Legend Find What Monty Python Couldn't? (Paperback)
This is just a great book, very funny, especially if you're over the grand old age of 35 and was a goth in your former life as a student. The one reason I even looked at the cover was Rat's name on it - easily spotted that one. Anyhow, it's funny, interesting, insightful and gave me all sorts of subjects to look into. On one level it's about one mad punk rocker and his mate oiking around France for something to do, which is more than entertaining. The other level is finding out more about the other side of life! Great read, again and again
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Rat Scabies and The Holy Grail, 22 Aug 2005
By Esclarmonde (montgeard, haute garonne France) - See all my reviews
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For anyone who has a basic knowledge of the Rennes-le-Chateau/Holy Grail story this is absolutely brilliant with more ideas offered than many more serious books - a lot of fun and some parts of the book are downright hilarious!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Boggles the Mind.
Great Fun - Dawes becomes Boswell to Scabies Johnson, and the two set off on several chaotic adventures. Read more
Published 2 months ago by simon brighton

5.0 out of 5 stars What a book
Fantastic read, very amusing with a considerable amount of information thrown into the blend that makes this a book that is hard to put down. How about a sequal Chris? Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mortis

5.0 out of 5 stars Monty Python had nothing on this!
I blame my old secondary school for force feeding me literature in my impressionable youth, resulting in the sad fact that until Rat Scabies and the Holy Grail, I have only read... Read more
Published 23 months ago by The Doctor

5.0 out of 5 stars gothtastic
I like other people picked up this book just because it said Rat Scabies on the front of it , I also did not read "the davinci code! Read more
Published on 30 Dec 2006 by Marie L. Mccready

5.0 out of 5 stars A Tale of Two Mates
A thoroughly enjoyable read on many levels. I knew who 'The Damned' were and had heard of Rat Scabies but for me it was the Holy Grail reference which lured me to this book... Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2006 by J. R. Parker

5.0 out of 5 stars Dan Brown - Yer Avin' A Laugh!
I've never read the Da Vinci Code, well I did manage the first two chapters & a 10-year old could have done better (Amazon will probably censor that bit). Read more
Published on 12 Dec 2005 by Jd Martin

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