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Cabal by Clive Barker

mushababy's review

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

3.0

alsal29's review against another edition

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dark 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? No

3.75

ladyreading365's review

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dark slow-paced

2.0

sam_vimes_75's review

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3.0

Barker has several cringeworthy "men writing women" moments that panders to the worst in his audience, but he does some excellent world building with a great story horror story about sympathetic monsters hiding from much worse nightmares.

cr4nkyp4nts's review against another edition

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3.0

It was fine. I wanted to read it and I have but I'll stick with the movie the next time I get an urge to visit Midian and the Nightbreed.

georgiaseely's review

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dark hopeful sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

nickreadsthings's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

mabusecast's review

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5.0

(this review is only for the novella "cabal" have not read the other stories in this collection yet!)

A great blend between dark fantasy and horror by Clive Barker that he adapted into the movie "nightbreed" in 1990! It is hard to really explain the plot of this book without giving away spoilers, but it is very well written, an easy read and for as dark as it gets at times one of the most beautiful pieces of fiction I have ever read! I would say both the book and movie (at least the director's cut of the movie) are pretty close to each other in terms of plot/overall quality!

Heck i might like this better then "the hellbound heart" by Barker and that is really saying something!

sorrytodisturbyou's review

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dark medium-paced

3.0

kayleem93's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 loved the plot and story, greatly disliked the abrubt and answer lacking ending.