A review by wohnjick
Blindness by José Saramago

5.0

Easily one of the best novels I've ever read and one of the few I've had to force myself to put down when needed. The narrative and flow of the story is incredible and the characters are extremely well written with their journeys and growth feeling completely natural. Saramago's post-blindness world in many ways reminds me of Cormac McCarthy's *The Road* and (like *The Road*) it's one of the few stories set in a deteriorating society that actually seems somewhat realistic in my opinion. Saramago's style is perhaps the only minor complaint I have with the novel (quotation marks wouldn't have hurt), yet despite this I actually found myself getting through this book pretty quickly when I had time. Overall a fantastic read.