Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Blindness by José Saramago

43 reviews

mariasilva's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Animal death, Excrement, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Grief, Blood, and Death

aritammarques's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

While I do not share the same feelings, or may I say, lack of faith, towards humanity on the edge of collapse I did find this book gripping and engaging. 
As always I love Saramago's characteristic writing style were the dialogue seems to lull you with it's rhythm and where a focused and intuitive reader needs not many explanations to know who's talking or how the action is unfolding.
Maybe it's because I share the writer's nationality but he's novels era always imprinted with such a familiarity that sceneries don't need very much describing for me to be able to picture them in my mind. And the way he uses common sense phrases either in the dialogue or in the descriptions always makes me chuckle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Rape, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Vomit, Violence, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Cursing, and Confinement

petitemass15's review against another edition

dark slow-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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Excrement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Violence and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual content and Vomit

chiara_dose's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Confinement, Death, Excrement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

btrz7's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Infidelity, Police brutality, Ableism, Blood, Confinement, Death, Murder, Rape, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia

carolab's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Vomit, Death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

makenna_1842's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Seramago spends a great deal of time in this book trying to make a point,  the point he is trying to convey to his readers is not very clear and only in the last sixth of the book does a message or meaning become clear. It is very frustrating to read but can make the reader relate to the main problem the characters face; blindness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Infidelity

salamanda's review

challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Vomit, Physical abuse, and Gun violence

8odell's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence

platangel's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Gun violence, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism