The Blind Owl
Complex
Intense
Profound

The Blind Owl

Tells the story of an unnamed pen case painter, the narrator, who sees in his macabre, feverish nightmares that "the presence of death annihilates all that is imaginary. We are the offspring of death and death delivers us from the tantalizing, fraudulent attractions of life; it is death that beckons us from the depths of life. If at times we come to a halt, we do so to hear the call of death... Throughout our lives, the finger of death points at us." The narrator addresses his murderous confessions to the shadow on his wall resembling an owl. His confessions do not follow a linear progression of events and often repeat and layer themselves thematically, thus lending to the open-ended nature of interpretation of the story.
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5 stars
Oct 22, 2024
Dark
Deep
Complex
Powerful
Unforgettable
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4 stars
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Complex
Intense
Paradoxical
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5 stars
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3.5 stars
Mar 26, 2023
Layered
Gruesome
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5 stars
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2 stars
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Alondra Ayon@alondraayon
4.5 stars
Mar 8, 2024
Intense
Profound
Remarkable
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maia@wuthering
3 stars
May 13, 2023
Dizzying
Unpredictable
Thought provoking
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4.5 stars
Dec 19, 2022
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2 stars
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3 stars
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4 stars
May 7, 2023
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4 stars
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4 stars
Jan 30, 2023
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5 stars
Jul 25, 2022
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3 stars
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4 stars
Mar 16, 2022
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3 stars
Jan 1, 2022
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