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jayvdw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
The book is very interesting and a lot of different events take place. It takes a little while before the main character, the doctor's wife, is presented. The only person left who can see but presents to be blind. Through her eyes we see the conditions put on the blind, the first hastily put up quarantine, fuelled by fear, the conditions that followed, and the world just shortly after everyone has turned blind in a matter of weeks.
The book however is written difficultly, what is said is only separated by a comma before and after the text, and it is not written down who said what. The task of figuring this out is left to the reader. This style fits very well with the book's themes and puts the reader into the mind of the blind.
Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Sexual harassment
soffeg6's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
bugzecat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic
thenoboshow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders
mariahribeiro's review against another edition
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail
annihilatrix's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Cannibalism, and Medical trauma
csteidl93's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
shelvedbysara's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Summary: When a man goes mysteriously blind as he is driving home, an epidemic of white blindness spreads around the country. The first cases are transferred to a closed complex to complete a period of quarantine and they form a group whose journey we follow throughout the entire narrative. They are nameless people living in a nameless city during a nameless era in time. Only their experiences are ever labelled - blindness, abuse, suffering, despair, hope - which grants them a universal meaning. Ensaios Sobre a Cegueira (Blindness) is a literary analysis of what it means to be blinded not just by eyes that cannot see, but also by fear.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity and Vomit