Blindness / Seeing by José Saramago

661 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction literary challenging reflective slow-paced
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In Blindness, a city is overcome by an epidemic of blindness that spares only one woman. She becomes a guide for a group of seven strangers and serves as the eyes and ears for the reader in this profound parable of loss and disorientation. We retu...

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Moods

adventurous 50%
dark 50%
emotional 50%
reflective 50%
sad 50%
tense 50%

Pace

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Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

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Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

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