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Books of Blood: Volume One by Clive Barker

5 reviews

emadisonc's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

There was a memory and a promise of blood in the air.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Child abuse

nikkiferr's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Sexual content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual violence

wuthrinheights's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I first heard of Clive Barker when I was young, saw a creepy movie with his name on it. I never really finished the movie because I was interrupted. Or too spooked. Years later, I found his books and bought them, but they've been sitting on my shelf for a decade. Until now. 

I just finished reading Books of Blood Volume 1 at 3:29am. Cold feet, heart pounding. I knew this book was going to be good when I first started it because I was hooked from the start. I haven't read adult horror in a long time, it took me awhile to get the visuals in my head. And oh, the horror. 

Clive was great at creating vivid stories. From the sight to smell to feel. At times I wondered how he came up with the stories. What disturbing Pandora's Box did he stumble upon, to create these tales? 

I gave it five stars. Despite the slow-ish beginnings in each story, when it picked up, oh it picked up. My line-up of the stories from best to least fave would be:
Sex, Death and Starshine>The Book of Blood>The Midnight Meat Train>The Yattering and Jack>Pig Blood Blues>In the Hills, The Cities.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

rmphyllis's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Collection of hardcore horror so content warnings vary

erikwmj's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, and Sexual harassment