Blindness by José Saramago

Blindness

Blindness #1

José Saramago with Giovanni Pontiero

334 pages • first pub 1995 (view editions)

fiction dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
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Blindness is ideal for readers who relish morally challenging, unflinching examinations of human nature in crisis and are untroubled by bleak, unsettling scenarios.

Description

A city is hit by an epidemic of "white blindness" that spares no one. Authorities confine the blind to an empty mental hospital, but there the criminal element holds everyone captive, stealing food rations, and assaulting women. There is one eyewi...

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Community Reviews

4.0
based on 24,121 reviews

Moods

dark: 87%

tense: 59%

reflective: 56%

challenging: 50%

emotional: 41%

sad: 40%

mysterious: 24%

adventurous: 9%

hopeful: 8%

inspiring: 5%

funny: 1%

informative: 1%

Pace

11% of readers chose fast
59% of readers chose medium
29% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

29% of readers chose Plot
49% of readers chose A mix
19% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

30% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

51% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

46% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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