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Ensaio sobre a cegueira by José Saramago

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aritammarques's review

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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challenging 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

0.25

É ruim dar review negativa, mas o livro não serve para mim. Motivos:
- Escrita ruim;
- Os personagens não têm nome, nem personalidade;
- As escolhas dos personagens não são boas. Havia soluções simples e mais naturais para os problemas enfrentados por eles;
- Diálogos separados por vírgula, difícil de ler;
- O enredo não é tão bom;
- Muitas cenas desnecessárias;
- Ritmo muito lento.

A estória é simples, mas sem sentido algum. Resumo:

Começa com uma doença que deixa as pessoas subitamente cegas. No meio é só anarquia. No fim, a doença se extingue subitamente e as pessoas têm a visão de volta.

Queria nunca ter lido aquela

cena de estupro repugnante

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This book is not well suited for me. My reasons:
- Poor writing;
- The characters are not named, neither they have personalities;
- Choices made by the characters are not good. There were simple and more natural solutions to the problems faced by them;
- Dialogues are separated by commas, which makes it difficult to read;
- Dialogues are meaningless;
- The plot is not good at all;
- Lots of unnecessary scenes;
- Very slow pace.

The story is simple but nonsense. Summary:

It begins with a disease suddenly making people blind. In the middle, there is total anarchy. In the end, the disease is suddenly over, and people can see again.

I wish I could've never read that

disgusting rape scene

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