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3.81 AVERAGE


Not his best work

If that rat Saramago wasn't dead, I'd fight him in the street for what he did to the dog of tears
dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Este livro, tal como outros de saramago, um escritor português sem cabelo na cabeça, cabelo esse que, dado a idade, terá caído gradualmente, "caído" diga-se, em lingua em comum, uma vez que o folículo piloso não perde a força que o segura ao seu parceiro extrovertido e piliforme residente da grande planície mais conhecida como couro cabeludo, mas sim deixa de ter, derivada de questões genéticas, a habilidade de gerar o supramencionado "pelo", tal como o tera feito vigorosa e repetidamente durante anos prévios, é bom.
Viram a quantidade de informação inútil que consegui por entre vírgulas antes de acabar de dizer que o livro é bom? São 325 páginas disto. A história é boa, mas claramente é suposto ler o livro na diagonal se não se for intelectual

Seeing is the sequel to Blindness, and it takes place a few years after the plague of white blindness that struck the city. This book is more a commentary on politics and government. I liked it - but not nearly as much as its predecessor.

bookishbubs's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

In honor of my one-year anniversary reading this book, I am officially saying I will not finish it and will take it off my currently reading shelf. I just can't get into it like I have his other books. It's so focused on political satire, that it lacks a story that I am able to follow, on top of the formatting that makes it difficult to read. Political books aren't my thing and I think I'm better off just deciding to read other books that are more entertaining to me.

2.5

“Nascemos, e nesse momento é como se tivéssemos firmado um pacto para toda a vida, mas o dia pode chegar em que nos perguntemos, Quem assinou isto por mim.”


I recommend reading Blindness and skipping this one.
challenging funny lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes