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A review by literaryjunarin
Death with Interruptions by José Saramago
mysterious
slow-paced
3.0
“Whether we like it or not, the one justification for the existence of all religions is death, they need death as much as we need bread to eat.”
What would happen if one day, suddenly, people stopped dying? Comatose patients open their eyes but continue to deteriorate, others are left with their organs inside out after a violent accident, and terminally ill patients endure pain with no end in sight.
This plot was actually interesting. However, the lack of punctuation took away all the fun! I found myself rereading often because it was confusing when the dialogue and the narration started and ended. The book doesn't follow any specific character and just tells the story of how this fictional country, where no one is dying, copes with the mystery. It was fun at first to read about insurance companies and funeral services panicking when their source of income was no more. After that, the story just dragged on, and I lost interest. And the ending was so random. What the heck was that?
What would happen if one day, suddenly, people stopped dying? Comatose patients open their eyes but continue to deteriorate, others are left with their organs inside out after a violent accident, and terminally ill patients endure pain with no end in sight.
This plot was actually interesting. However, the lack of punctuation took away all the fun! I found myself rereading often because it was confusing when the dialogue and the narration started and ended. The book doesn't follow any specific character and just tells the story of how this fictional country, where no one is dying, copes with the mystery. It was fun at first to read about insurance companies and funeral services panicking when their source of income was no more. After that, the story just dragged on, and I lost interest. And the ending was so random. What the heck was that?