Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat

4 reviews

angelboxd's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief

dizzzybrook's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Murder

sleepyhydra's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The prose is approachable but riveting. I feel like I missed a lot of the depth--definitely worth reading more than once, especially since it's so short.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

chnfrng's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Suicide, Murder