Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat

7 reviews

colleenvb3's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

atamano's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Death, Misogyny, Blood, Body horror, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Drug use, Gore, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Violence, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Sexual violence

Minor: Death of parent, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

brandiereadsbooks's review

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts

aliciawithoutkeys's review against another edition

dark reflective tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Murder, and Misogyny

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Miscarriage

bookwomble's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Minor: Alcoholism and Miscarriage

dhahbiasma47's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

It's a circle within a bigger circle within a bigger one 
And circles keep repeating themselves again and again 
But then you realise the circles never existed....

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Murder and Blood

italo_carlvino's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Rape, Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Grief, Gore, Blood, and Body horror