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4.96k reviews for:

L'aveuglement

José Saramago

4.0 AVERAGE


A bit of a distressing read in the current corona thingie :P
challenging dark reflective 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
emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

Parts of this were great, but the moralizing/philosophizing/editorializing pulled me out of the story.
dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I know it was trying to say something but goddamnit, it was so so boring. This guy won a literature Nobel prize? The 80s must’ve been going through some shit

this book has been on my TBR since undergrad. I'm glad I finally read it.

me gustó! la trama estuvo buena y te hace pensar en como actuaría la gente en tiempos de crisis.
dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I read this book in two days and promptly went into a 20-minute coma. A book hasn't done that to me in a couple years.
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DID NOT FINISH: 34%

switching to the physical copy cuz I can't keep up
challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes