A review by kcraig73
The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A delightful book. Clive Barker’s imagination and wit is on great display here. It’s easy to see why this book became a classic. Very interesting choice to make every character in the book intensely unlikeable but it works here. The Cenobites are enduring, almost charming, characters of their own (actually the most likable of all of them). The action is fast paced but Barker doesn’t sacrifice beautiful prose here. It’s as beautifully written as it is structured and imaginative.