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The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat

annikchen's review against another edition

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4.0

3.75

pluviophile's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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fmansoor's review against another edition

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5.0

اين كتابو بايد شمرده شمرده و بلند خوند، چون تك تك كلمه هاش مهمه و تك تك كلمه هاش حاوى يه انرژى منفى بى نهايته
وقتى حالتون خوبه نخونينش، چون كتابش پر از مرگه و پر از حال بده

matthewkstern's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

vinni_haut's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

In diesem kurzem Roman, der genauso gut eine Erzählung hätte sein können, stecken mehr Geheimnisse als in vielen Gesamtwerken. Obwohl der Hauptcharakter die Hälfte des Buches über sein Leben und seine Frau jammert.

pinkchromakey's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense slow-paced
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

Tense and surreal, utilizes repetition, and every string of words makes you feel like your brain is gradually being chipped at bit by bit and soaked in warm milk over and over

daryap's review against another edition

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dark emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

wollibs's review against another edition

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

4.0

hannxm's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

An unusual book, that's pretty dark and depressing, with somewhat outdated themes. It's literary fiction so they don't always make much sense, but I could still appreciate the artistry of the writing, and there were some really notable and thought provoking philosophical sentences said by the protagonist.

The book is much more interesting when you know the story of the author's life. It felt like I was really listening to the thoughts of the author, not the MC.

I listened to the Spotify audiobook which was excellently read, but is why I don't have any highlights to share. 

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natspagecount's review against another edition

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challenging dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes