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ruileite's review against another edition
5.0
"Já estamos mortos, estamos cegos porque estamos mortos, ou então, se preferes que diga isto doutra maneira, estamos mortos porque estamos cegos, dá no mesmo."
"Penso que não cegamos, penso que estamos cegos, Cegos que veem, Cegos que, vendo, não veem."
"Penso que não cegamos, penso que estamos cegos, Cegos que veem, Cegos que, vendo, não veem."
siljevera's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
4.75
0deya's review against another edition
4.5
A gripping yet grotesque allegory for humanity, societal structures and the nature of a soul. Reading this was a sickening experience but I still couldn't put this book down. Minus 0.5 stars for the sheer depravity of the sexual violence-some things you just can't unread. Recommend with caution.
brunacarstairs's review against another edition
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? Yes
1.5
soru_vl's review against another edition
4.0
Un libro muy difícil de leer, la forma en la que está escrito es algo compleja, como si estuviera todo junto. En lo personal estuvo entretenido, el tema que trataba es bastante interesante.
- Ensayo sobre la ceguera / Blindness, pags. 0
- Ensayo sobre la ceguera / Blindness, pags. 0
kendallpenn's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
minna_s's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Rape, Physical abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Confinement, Vomit, Excrement, and Forced institutionalization
honnari_hannya's review
2.0
CW: Ableism, Sexual Assault, Pandemics
After a pandemic that causes inexplicable blindness sweeps the world, a group of infected people are interned inside a psychiatric ward and experience the breakdown of human society in small scale (that eventually becomes large scale).
This was okay—a classic that I've wanted to read for a while but ended up disappointing me. It has very familiar themes of humanity devolving to their baser instincts when tragedy strikes and disaster happens, with a smidge of "except maybe there is something redeemable in a few select people."
Perhaps it was just me, but I did not appreciate the constant dehumanization of blind people. Even beyond the abuse that they suffer in the novel as part of the story, there were so many instances where this book implied that blind people somehow live less full lives without sight. There was even a section where it said that blind people did not know how to truly love without being able to see. Perhaps acceptable in 1995 when it was written (I doubt it???) but definitely not now.
After a pandemic that causes inexplicable blindness sweeps the world, a group of infected people are interned inside a psychiatric ward and experience the breakdown of human society in small scale (that eventually becomes large scale).
This was okay—a classic that I've wanted to read for a while but ended up disappointing me. It has very familiar themes of humanity devolving to their baser instincts when tragedy strikes and disaster happens, with a smidge of "except maybe there is something redeemable in a few select people."
Perhaps it was just me, but I did not appreciate the constant dehumanization of blind people. Even beyond the abuse that they suffer in the novel as part of the story, there were so many instances where this book implied that blind people somehow live less full lives without sight. There was even a section where it said that blind people did not know how to truly love without being able to see. Perhaps acceptable in 1995 when it was written (I doubt it???) but definitely not now.
raoulgonzo's review against another edition
challenging
dark
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
3.75