Reviews

Books of Blood: Volume One by Clive Barker

angus_mckeogh's review against another edition

2.0

Started strong but then the last two stories were so far-fetched and ridiculous that it marred the rest of the collection.

rosies_elfhame's review against another edition

5.0

Ако само можех да дам повече звезди... Книгата, разказите, са повече от уникални и в рамките на 50 странички един разказ просто те завладява.

draiochta's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

sayyayzel's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

theresidentmage's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.0

badseedgirl's review against another edition

4.0

As a self proclaimed horror fan, I have read a pitiful amount of Clive Barker. This particular series has been in my TBR list over on WWE since 2013. This first book in the series contained:

The Book of Blood *3
The Midnight Meat Train *3
The Yattering and Jack *4
Pig Blood Blues *3
Sex, Death and Starshine *5
In The Hills, The Cities *5

I found this collection of short stories shocking, but not in the way one would think. There was so much range of emotion, way beyond the splatterfest I was expecting. The Book of Blood, Pig Blood Blues, and especially The Midnight Meat Train all had a decent amount of the red stuff, but The Yattering and Jack was actually quite funny and Sex, Death and Starshine was sort of sweet and touching with sick, twisted happy ending. Although it had it's fair share of blood, my favorite story was probably In the Hills, The Cities. It started out so mundane, a couple on their honeymoon traveling around eastern Europe, but it goes to such a strange, and dark place, with a very tragic ending.

This is a book for horror fans of all ilk. It was not what I expected, but I was not disappointed in any way.

sage_o_402's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.5

jdk_andes's review against another edition

dark fast-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? Yes

4.5

aberdeenwaters's review against another edition

2.0

One of the stories I thought was pretty good. They others were whatever. I like horror fiction, I just don't know if this was the book for me.

mjreutman's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

No one does horror quite as good as Clive Barker. This was my second time reading the first volume and they’re still just as enthralling.