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A review by 1shoe34
Blindness by José Saramago
3.25
got dragged to a neighborhood NYE party where i knew no one other than my parents and brother and sat in the corner reading the whole time and this book is super not NYE party material but oh well
it reminded me a bit of octavia butler's parable of the sower which was probably my most depressing read of 2023 and the first book of 2024 is also a strong contender for the years most depressing book. but they're both very powerful stories about humankind's ability to fall into evil and chaos as well as the power of community and resilience in the face of dire circumstances. unfortunately i am super not a fan of saramago's writing style, which has no quotation marks and very long, chained-together sentences.
it reminded me a bit of octavia butler's parable of the sower which was probably my most depressing read of 2023 and the first book of 2024 is also a strong contender for the years most depressing book. but they're both very powerful stories about humankind's ability to fall into evil and chaos as well as the power of community and resilience in the face of dire circumstances. unfortunately i am super not a fan of saramago's writing style, which has no quotation marks and very long, chained-together sentences.