Title: 80 Proof Bleak
Review: The Blind Owl is just about the most exquisitely written piece of pure darkness I have read -- a tribute to both author and translator. Chronicling the descent into madness of a man plagued by opium addiction and the torments of his coquetting wife, Hedayat's mixture of streams of consciousness and vivid accounts of events is a particularly powerful device. Recommended for those interested in modern Middle-Eastern literature.
Is this product review negative?