Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat

Blind Owl

Sadegh Hedayat with Sassan Tabatabai (Translator), Ramiz Monsef (Narrator)

3 hours, 26 minutes first pub 1935 (editions)

fiction literary challenging dark slow-paced
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Description

Written by one of the greatest Iranian writers of the twentieth century, Blind Owl tells a two-part story of an isolated narrator with a fragile relationship with time and reality. In first person, the narrator offers a string of hazy, dreamlike r...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,191 reviews

Moods

dark 94%
challenging 62%
mysterious 54%
tense 39%
reflective 37%
sad 27%
emotional 19%
adventurous 2%

Pace

medium 38%
slow 37%
fast 23%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 74% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 6% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 43% | No: 39% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 4%

Loveable characters?

No: 76% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 2% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 54% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 12% | It's complicated: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.81

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