A review by jjb21
Blindness by José Saramago

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

A great concept. Dystopian / apocalpytic - like The Road, The Passage, Children of Men. I found it slow to read and hard to get into (with not much depth to the characters), but when I sat down and just cracked on it flew by. If it’s not been made into film or TV yet, it needs to be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic