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293 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780151002511
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From Nobel Prize–winning author José Saramago, a magnificent, mesmerizing parable of loss.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 eleme...
Community Reviews Summary of 15,810 reviews
Moods
tense 60%
reflective 56%
challenging 50%
emotional 39%
sad 39%
mysterious 26%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 8%
inspiring 5%
funny 1%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Plot: 31% | Character: 19%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 17% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 29% | No: 23% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 49% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 2%Average rating
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Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence
293 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780151002511
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From Nobel Prize–winning author José Saramago, a magnificent, mesmerizing parable of loss.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 eleme...
Community Reviews Summary of 15,810 reviews
Moods
tense 60%
reflective 56%
challenging 50%
emotional 39%
sad 39%
mysterious 26%
adventurous 9%
hopeful 8%
inspiring 5%
funny 1%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Plot: 31% | Character: 19%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 17% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 29% | No: 23% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 49% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence