A review by casspro
The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat

4.0

It's hard to put a finger on "The Blind Owl". It's a hallucinatory trip down memory lane, fueled by illness and opium. But it's also a hauntingly beautiful story of lovers and childhood lost, with some heavy symbolism and repetition that will make you dizzy. I often found myself lost in the cycle of what was dream and what was reality and even once I was sure which was which, I couldn't fully tell you how I got there. There are dark desires inside and the gory results of those fantasies, but it's beautifully and sadly written. A shorter novel, and not necessarily a quick read, but it clips along at a good pace. Not the best for night time reading, but excellent to dredge up that academic brain function.