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A review by aritammarques
O Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo by José Saramago
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I love a good biblical retelling and knowing everything I know about the controversy behind this one made me enjoy it even more.
The way he writes always takes me a while to get used to and I had to look up a lot of words in the beginning which took me out of the narrative a little bit.
The way he portraits god as selfish and unjust and Jesus as a good man with a lot of doubts but good intentions is just so exactly right for a communist raised catholic.
All and all, Saramago can do no wrong and the way he writes always feels like coming home but this is not going on my top 3 picks of his books.
The way he writes always takes me a while to get used to and I had to look up a lot of words in the beginning which took me out of the narrative a little bit.
The way he portraits god as selfish and unjust and Jesus as a good man with a lot of doubts but good intentions is just so exactly right for a communist raised catholic.
All and all, Saramago can do no wrong and the way he writes always feels like coming home but this is not going on my top 3 picks of his books.