steffyleedee 's review for:

Blindness by José Saramago

4.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Deeply disturbing and equally gripping. I listened to the audiobook, which upon reading other reviews seems like it may have been the right decision for myself. Walls of text not being my thing, the narration of this book was easy to listen to and goes by rather quickly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

there is a decent amount of semi-graphic rape/sexual assault in the asylum