Reviews

Books of Blood: Volume One by Clive Barker

jackgsather's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Stories ranked:
(1) The Midnight Meat Train
(2) Pig Blood Blues
(3) The Yattering and Jack
(4) In the Hills, the Cities
(5) The Book of Blood
(6) Sex, Death, and Starshine

Good evening reading with a fair bit to chew on, though I didn’t care for “Sex, Death, and Starshine.” 

reading_ryn's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

4.25

seanm23's review against another edition

Unnecessary racism and antiblackness in the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Death

It’s not surprising nor disappointing but the book is in the trash now.

forbiddenbooks6's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

marshwillow's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

3.75

brandon12388's review

5.0

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

mjtucker's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

creepicrawli's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

4.0

eggburp's review against another edition

4.0

Incredible. Only a mind this powerful would have had come up with what Hellraiser would be.

smithreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0