Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat

10 reviews

a_davis's review

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

2.75

I didn’t really get this. I had a general idea of what took place at the end, and I really liked the repeated imagery since it helped track the character’s progression into madness, but I have no idea what the narrative was about. 

I very much want to try revisiting this after I’ve read some interpretations of it, and historically and culturally contextualized it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Murder

milla_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Rape

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

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

mx_eyebrows's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

Wow, this book is a fever dream in the best way. However, it is super dark, so I would not recommend for most people. But for me, it’s in my all-time favorites. The writing is stunning, beautiful, gorgeous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Death

Moderate: Murder and Suicidal thoughts

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

chnfrng's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Addiction, and Murder

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