Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat

3 reviews

hannxm's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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An unusual book, that's pretty dark and depressing, with somewhat outdated themes.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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Incest, Mental illness, Rape

Minor: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy

atamano's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol

ok7a's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Drug use, Incest, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy